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> Furthermore, the performance of this engine is abismal. To put it into perspective,a modest ion engine would produce about a million times more thrust per pow
by choeger 7y ago
> Furthermore, the performance of this engine is abismal. To put it into perspective,a modest ion engine would produce about a million times more thrust per power.
Would it, though? The proposal mentions 14mN/kW. What ion engine produces 14N/W ? I think that such an engine would be a massive improvement of current designs. VASIMIR, for instance, is designed with 1N/14kW.