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So "air collecting" or "mass collecting" would be more accurate since it doesn't really breath like a typical air breathing engine?
by flukus 9y ago
So "air collecting" or "mass collecting" would be more accurate since it doesn't really breath like a typical air breathing engine?
- andrewwharton 9y agoIt doesn't accelerate the air like a typical air breathing engine, but it certainly ingests the air like one. It's basically a ramjet but uses electric charge to accelerate the exhaust gas rather than hydrocarbons.