posted on Jan, 15 2011 @ 09:18 AM
For how these triangles are probably powered, the idea was worked out decades ago. Add in some modern tech, helium, backlighting etc. and...
reocities.com...
'High-altitude flight. Helicopters whirl their blades in utter frustration at altitudes where the air gets thin. Beyond 20,000 feet, they get almost
no lift. By contrast, experts calculate that Ionocraft can kick up (rather kick down) enough air to stay aloft at 300,000 feet.
Unlimited size. The bigger it gets the better it flies. Efficiency increases with grid area. Distributing airflow around the grid edge becomes
proportionately less important in larger craft. the reason: Grid area increases faster than circumference with growing size.
"We'll be able to
build them as big as a city block" claimed de Seversky.
(How many times have we heard triangle reports...it was as big as a football field...it
filled the whole sky...it was the size of four jumbo jets?).
High speed. No practical speed limit has been determined. The ions themselves flash from emitter to grid impart to the very high-velocity impulse.
Aerodynamic drag would be the chief speed-limiting factor. But, streamlining of the grid edge and careful contouring of the craft, could minimize air
drag.'
At the time the main concern (and now) was the ozone generated by such a system being toxic and the inherent danger of such high voltage systems. This
could be got around by other means I am sure, besides it is highly likely that they are unpiloted aircraft.
edit on 15-1-2011 by ManInAsia because: (no reason given)
edit on 15-1-2011 by ManInAsia because: (no reason given)