Flying with ionic wind

Franck Plouraboué ()

Nature, 2018, vol. 563, issue 7732, 476-477

Abstract: Aeroplanes use propellers and turbines, and are typically powered by fossil-fuel combustion. An alternative method of propelling planes has been demonstrated that does not require moving parts or combustion.

Keywords: Engineering; Applied physics; Fluid dynamics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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