MagisterLudi April 15, 2019 at 18:06

The future (or secret present) of plasma engines or how to achieve 27 max swing in the atmosphere

"They say that those who saw a hypersonic ekranoplane flying in a plasma bubble, from which the tank left, took a picture, and then drove back, they would not tell anyone about this."

In winter, for a long time I molested the Green Cat about the plasma engines and their physical limitations. And so he published a post , and after that I want to understand a little about “pseudoscience” and myths, and also to understand if there is a substitute for chemical rocket engines for my jetpack in the near future.

I am not a specialist in engines. Well, I’ve never been a specialist at all, but I want to figure it out. I will make a small “throw-in” with the expectation that the Habraintlect will bring the plasma to clean ~~water~~ .

How does an engine sound in the atmosphere, the rate of outflow of the “jet” of which is higher than the fourth space?
Is it possible that already now there are working samples of plasma engines on military equipment that can provide a flight speed of 27 max for an object of 100-1000 kg?
What are the primary sources with different levels of reliability on this issue?

Here are the tests of the Germans:

Article in Journal of Physics: Conference Series.

The prototype, being scaled to the size of a conventional aircraft engine, is said to be able to develop thrust from 50 to 150 kilonewtons depending on the applied voltage. The tested prototype is an installation with a length of 80 millimeters and a diameter of 14 millimeters.

Researchers believe that in the future such magnetoplasma-dynamic engines can be installed on airplanes, and power plants will work efficiently at all stages: from take-off to flight at an altitude of 50 thousand meters.