Start using ion engines in cars, trains, and airplanes

Wendy Boat-Cumming on June 5, 2024 at 11:10 am

Idea: Start using ion engines in cars, trains, and airplanes

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4UURuvrpd...

Ion propulsion can also be a revolutionary technology for powering cargo drones.

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Mickey on June 5, 2024 at 9:06 am

Idea: Start using ion engines in cars, trains, and airplanes

Link: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/5...

Ion propulsion technology, if ever realized, could end the reliance on fossil fuels and transform the travel industry.

Fossil fuel-free jet propulsion with air plasmas

Link: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-

Humans depend on fossil fuels as their primary energy source, especially in transportation. However, fossil fuels are both unsustainable and unsafe, serving as the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers in China have demonstrated a prototype device that uses microwave air plasmas fo... Read more

MeterMan on June 5, 2024 at 7:39 am

Idea: Start using ion engines in cars, trains, and airplanes

Link: https://news.mit.edu/2018/first-ionic-wind...

Check this out: MIT engineers have already designed and tested an ion propulsion engine on an aircraft!
https://news.mit.edu/2018/first-ionic-wind-plane-no-moving-parts-1121

MIT engineers fly first-ever plane with no moving parts

Link: https://news.mit.edu/2018/first-

MIT engineers have flown the first silent, fuel-free “ion plane.” The light aircraft is the first plane to fly with no propellers, turbine blades, or other moving parts.

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A wind-powered aircraft

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