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> If one wants to convince me of a thrust effect: build a prototype where the power source (a battery for example) and the RF-source are strapped onto the cavit
by ncallaway 10y ago
> If one wants to convince me of a thrust effect: build a prototype where the power source (a battery for example) and the RF-source are strapped onto the cavity, put the whole setup in a vacuum of your choice (i heard NASA has very nice and !large! facilities) and show me a sustained increase in impulse (just let it rotate for a while)
Okay, but they aren't trying to convince you yet.
They're trying to convince themselves that it's worth spending the resources you describe.
- elcritch 10y agoExcellent point. They do mention performing an experiment with large angular displacement and a larger vacuum. > To definitively rule out any residual concerns about thermal error sources, future test campaigns could employ a test apparatus capable of measuring small torques over much larger angular displacements. For example, a Cavendish balance approach properly designed to allow very large rotation angles such as 90, 180, or even 360 deg will not be susceptible to this type of thermal false positive.