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An MIT study finds the so-called ion wind<\/a> technique, something hobbyists<\/a> and students have been experimenting with for many years, might offer a practical propulsion system if it can be scaled up: A mighty wind: Thrusters powered by ionic wind may be an efficient alternative to conventional atmospheric propulsion technologies.<\/em> – MIT News <\/a><\/p>\n

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An MIT study finds the so-called ion wind technique, something hobbyists and students have been experimenting with for many years, might offer a practical propulsion system if it can be scaled up: A mighty wind: Thrusters powered by ionic wind may be an efficient alternative to conventional atmospheric propulsion technologies. – MIT News  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-and-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-o9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17197,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17197","url_meta":{"origin":1497,"position":0},"title":"Sci-Tech: Plimp hybrid airship, Drone with ion drive propulsion, Audi’s 2-part flying car, UrbanAero Cormorant","author":"TopSpacer","date":"December 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The VTOL Plimp Hybrid Airship avoids two problems with airplanes and helicopters. 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