Sister blog of Physicists of the Caribbean in which I babble about non-astronomy stuff, because everyone needs a hobby

Friday 23 November 2018

Video footage of an ionic plane

Now with video footage.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-46310975/sci-fi-plane-with-no-moving-parts-flies-successfully

2 comments:

  1. Those are energy-inefficient and emit nitrogen oxides, but still - that's indeed one of the most SF engines we have. And as other said, completely silent can be useful for totalitarian surveillance drones some applications...

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