Imagine for a moment if you will.
Someone, somewhere, working in a non-funded enviroment creates a device capable of levitation and horizontal flight.
This device, 1-3 feet in diameter, is powered by 50,000 volts.
Weighing about 1 pound, it is discovered that 50kv is the required amount to make this size & weight device perform.
This device can work either with or without barium titanate as a dielectric.
Now, based upon the performance of this device, it is reasoned that about 10 million volts would be required to lift a 200 pound man.
What would be the next step for this person to attempt to acquire funding for a man size device?
Ten million volts. Where would it come from?
Remember, this is just the power required to lift 200 pounds.
This does not include the added weight of the device itself.
Again, where would such power come from?
Now imagine another person, somewhere else in the world, completely unaware of this first persons work.
This second person does the exact same thing, except his device does not require 50,000 volts for lift.
Instead, this person creates a "2-stage" device, ala Mr. Brown.
Stage-1 utilizes either a flame-jet or some other means for lift.
Once airborne, stage- 2 is turned on creating horizontal motion.
Stage-2 is strictly electrical, ala Mr. Brown.
Which one of these gentlemen would have a better chance at seeing funding acquired?
X-prize contests offer rewards substantial enough to continue the work.
Mr. Brown designed a 2-stage device.
A 30 foot diameter disk, operating at 10 million volts, even with a dielectric, surely would have its disadvantages.
Especially in the area of production costs.
Even Mr. Richard Branson or Mr. Elon Musk may hesitate to fund such a device.
Food for thought this new year.
I wish you all good times and good health.
My financial situation is improving.
I'm no longer facing foreclosure, having settled for a short sale and since moved to a new home.
Oh yea, I'll be 45 this month
With that in mind, I just thought I would do a little reflecting and share something to contemplate.
MM