User:SeanShriner/ENES-100/Project 1/Static Lifter

The Static Lifter project is a project to create a device that produces thrust without combustion or any moving parts. These crafts are sometimes referred to as Ionocrafts because of their method of propulsion. These lifters take advantage of something know as the Biefeld-Brown Effect. This effect causes an ionic wind which acts on the surrounding fluid medium, usually air, to lift the "engine". These engines consist of two electrodes of different sizes which are parallel to each other. In most basic concepts the small electrode usually is a copper wire which is connected to the positive end of the power source and a a bigger electrode which is usually made of aluminum foil which is connected to the negative end of the power source. These electrode must be close enough to each other to achieve the effect but not to close for the charge to arc between the two electrodes.

The purpose of this project would be to create an Ionocraft which would achieve thrust.