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Post by Cybermortis on May 25, 2018 13:22:13 GMT
If the effect is from an interaction with the Earths Magnetic field, and you can produce a strong enough effect, you've just created a type of 'anti-gravity' drive.
It might not, quite, be up to making a 'hover car' but if you could use it to effectively lower the weight of a spacecraft sitting on a launch platform even by a small amount over the weight of the equipment. Well that lowers the amount of fuel you need to get into orbit, lowering costs of launches or allowing a larger payload for the same cost.
It might also have applications in planetary exploration, as the system might be able to work as a breaking system allowing for softer landings on planets that have thinner atmospheres and/or high gravity.
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Post by the light works on May 25, 2018 14:22:34 GMT
keep in mind, the adhesive on post it notes was originally intended to be a new formula for superglue...
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Post by GTCGreg on May 26, 2018 15:57:07 GMT
If the effect is from an interaction with the Earths Magnetic field, and you can produce a strong enough effect, you've just created a type of 'anti-gravity' drive. It might not, quite, be up to making a 'hover car' but if you could use it to effectively lower the weight of a spacecraft sitting on a launch platform even by a small amount over the weight of the equipment. Well that lowers the amount of fuel you need to get into orbit, lowering costs of launches or allowing a larger payload for the same cost. It might also have applications in planetary exploration, as the system might be able to work as a breaking system allowing for softer landings on planets that have thinner atmospheres and/or high gravity. Keep in mind that while all planetss have gravity (based on mass) not all planets have strong magnetic fields to act against. For example, Mars has a much weaker magnetic field compared to Earth's.
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Post by Cybermortis on May 26, 2018 18:41:13 GMT
Note I said 'might'. It could still have applications in some situations, such as the aforementioned reduction in launch costs.
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Post by the light works on May 27, 2018 0:34:32 GMT
Note I said 'might'. It could still have applications in some situations, such as the aforementioned reduction in launch costs. I'm favoring if it could be used as a solar powered method of maintaining orbit for satellites.
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Post by GTCGreg on May 27, 2018 5:13:33 GMT
Note I said 'might'. It could still have applications in some situations, such as the aforementioned reduction in launch costs. I'm favoring if it could be used as a solar powered method of maintaining orbit for satellites. Don't they use electrically driven gyroscopes to do that now? I'm not sure about satellites, but I know they do that on the ISS.
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Post by the light works on May 27, 2018 14:15:42 GMT
I'm favoring if it could be used as a solar powered method of maintaining orbit for satellites. Don't they use electrically driven gyroscopes to do that now? I'm not sure about satellites, but I know they do that on the ISS. I would expect they do that for attitude control, but would the EM drive be sufficient in adjusting trajectory or velocity? at least for minor adjustment or maintaining velocity?
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Post by silverdragon on May 29, 2018 6:09:43 GMT
Assuming that interaction with the Earth's magnetosphere is what is going on, could this still have it's applications? My first thought is a maintenance thruster for low earth orbit satellites what are still able to interact with the magnetic field. It may not be what we originally thought, but it could still have it's uses. The ability to maintain orbit in LEO without carrying fuel and just running of solar panels would still be a game changer for satellite design, even if it doen't work with high orbits. The problem there is weight. The mass of the equipment thats needed to gain any kind of advantage from what is a very weak magnetic field for the purposes of this equipment, compared to a solar array, the solar array gets way more benefit, and much more power generated, even if it is only 20% efficient.
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