Sorry for the late replies Ladies and Gents.
I just got home from working a 5am-7pm shift, trust you understand.
Now, lets DANCE!
htmagic=I think 50kvdc minimum is the LEAST amount needed based upon my observations of Tim Ventura's 4 ft lifter.
Also, AC power may add more thrust?
The disc is readily available to all who really desire a model to begin th
ere own experiments, it is made of lightweight plastic. Tingsten wire or maybe stainless steel wire, something that lessens corona production, if wire HAD to be used. I was really thinking more along the lines of High-K material, like Barium Titanate or Barium Strontium Titanate.
MarkC=thanks for the comments!
Mikado=sorry if I "rubbed" you the wrong way, I meant no offense and I take no offense to your line of questions.
I am a layman by definition. Someone who just "stumbled" onto this path and found it to be worth the trip, even with all its twists and turns-ups and downs. I never attended any college. I have a military background far removed from this topic I assure you. When I need to know something, I am not ashamed to be the first to say I do not know, but I will find the answer.
I like teaching myself whatever interests me.Granted some of the posts are a lot over my head, but hey, they serve there purpose.Which is to get all of us thinking and hopefully making progress.
Linda=I can see why your father loved you-the apple did not fall far from the tree.
No at at all. In this case, the apple fell straight to the root, and oh what a root
I sure hope I get to meet you one day.
To all I would like to say: to me this is one big puzzle that no one person can solve.
We all are gifted with certain skills and talents.
If you are blessed to be technical, we have a place for you on this team.
If you are blessed to be talented with thought provoking questions, we have a place for you on this team.
Me, all I have is a dream, a desire to see something that some say can not or is not possible.
But hey, remember what people said about us going to the moon or breaking the sound barrier?
Now there is talk of a Mars expedition and the SR-71 Blackbird has long since been retired.
You only RETIRE something when you have something to take its place.
Lets retire the lifter and all talks of constructing more of them.
True, we may use the lifter performance charts by others for reference, but now I say heaven awaits.
Look what a little old, high school graduate accomplished in less than 1 week.
Do you see it?
I got everyone talking constructively about actively participating in a dream!
Now, as Linda said, imagine that energy determined not to take no for an answer!
Impossible? I don't know this word.
Crazy? How sane were the Wright Brothers?
Difficult? Try telling that to a 9 month pregnant women! I bet she will tell you how determined she is!
Come now friends, lets enter the DANCE and see what WE can accomplish.
Leave the nay saying for the pessimist.
Now, since I must awake tomorrow at 3am
I bid you all good night and I will hopefully arrive home tomorrow earlier to see waht awaits me.
Mark