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> Another idea is to make a turbo-jet engine heated by electricity instead of fuel. I was going to decry the inefficiency, then remembered that a resistor is o
by FlyMoreRockets 6y ago
> Another idea is to make a turbo-jet engine heated by electricity instead of fuel.
I was going to decry the inefficiency, then remembered that a resistor is only device with 100% efficiency.
- ajuc 6y agoYou were right though - much better to use a heat pump ;)
- mrfusion 6y agoElectric jet engine powered by a heat pump. I wonder if anyone has looked into that? You could collect a lot of heat from the airflow over the body. Meaning there would be a lot of air with some level of heat that’s constantly being replaced.