The gas collecting portion of this design wouldn't work well, but it's certainly possible to generate thrust by ionizing air at atmospheric pressure and zero re

The gas collecting portion of this design wouldn't work well, but it's certainly possible to generate thrust by ionizing air at atmospheric pressure and zero relative velocity. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionocraft#Mechanism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionocraft#Mechanism and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzZy1Aqleno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzZy1Aqleno