Electric (plasma) propulsion devices have been used for applications such as station-keeping and orbit transfer, in place of chemical rockets, because they provide a higher specific impulse. Detailed ...

When a scientist in China invented a new jet engine that could change the future of jet propulsion ... "For an air-plasma engine to power a large jumbo jet, it would require a large array of megawatt ...

It provides a careful derivation of the equations of jet propulsion extending to the basics of component design and aerodynamics. Cizmas really excels in breaking complicated systems into simple ...

Forward-looking: Scientists have long envisioned nuclear electric propulsion ... reactors with high-efficiency plasma engines, the two companies aim to develop a propulsion system that could ...

The Carver by Onean is an electric jet board that lets riders ... Cut across calm waters with ease. The jet propulsion will thrust you forward. But how? A wireless remote allows riders to control ...

These systems are characterized by the propellant used and emission mode of the ion beam. The most common of these, field emission electric propulsion (FEEP), utilize liquid metals as its ion source ...

GE Aerospace has successfully demonstrated a one-megawatt hybrid electric propulsion system as part of a $5.1 million research and development contract with the US Army Combat Capabilities ...