TimeFlipper
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It has to do with the specific impulse, or some such thing. The 28 N or whatever of thrust that they mention, vs the over 200,000 N of thrust of a commercial jet. Plasma propulsion isn't new, it's just inefficient when compared to other atmospheric propulsion thingies. Think of thrust vs. weight & power vs. thrust. *drunk*Ehhhhh, no.
how dare u criticize timeflipper's crappy idea...who do you think u are????It has to do with the specific impulse, or some such thing. The 28 N or whatever of thrust that they mention, vs the over 200,000 N of thrust of a commercial jet. Plasma propulsion isn't new, it's just inefficient when compared to other atmospheric propulsion thingies. Think of thrust vs. weight & power vs. thrust. *drunk*