An Engineering Mystery From 1915
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The effect creates an ion wind that transfers momentum to the surrounding air. Effectively, it's like a bladeless fan, but modern researchers have not been able to replicate the reported thrust - lifting 90lb - non-one's been able to lift more than a kilo as far as I'm aware.
It's in French of course, but it contains a fairly clear description of the device and its construction, although it doesn't mention the voltages needed. The implication from the text is that a DC voltage would be provided (it specifies the +ve and -ve plates).
It appears that it consists of a pair of capacitors (spaced charged plates) placed inside a magnetic field generated by some electromagnets (it looks like there are a total of 8 electromagnets around the capacitor). The whole thing is cased in a metal shielding.
So, it would seem quite buildable although there's no data on the size or voltages involved.
That's a huge assumption. Plenty of people start smart and end up total wing-nuts.
While the linked http://wikirota.org/en/Main_Page site claims that he was "a pioneer in the development of the radar", the Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_radar) doesn't even mention the name.
He does seem to be a crackpot worthy of obscurity.
As a first step in improving your criteria, look at the argumentum e contrario: Do you think there are no crackpots worthy of obscurity who have a Wikipedia entry?
Is anyone here with enough understanding about the subject? Superconductor levitation exists for example, but there is also an explanation for it.
http://wikirota.org/en/Production_of_an_Aircraft_Insensible_...
And if you want a book full of suppressed science like this: http://www.amazon.com/Source-Field-Investigations-Civilizati...
The author is an optimist, he says the tyranny and suppression will soon end.
The book on Amazon was interesting. I clicked through and had a look at the reviews. Startlingly, it appeared to be rated exceptionally well, with an average of four and a half stars over two hundred votes.
The first comment on the page was a glowing review from someone who claimed to be an electrical engineer with an understanding of science.
Really?
The reviews on Amazon used to be good. Now, it's difficult to trust them. I don't think you can explain the Book rating solely through the scientifically illiterate nodding along.
To quote: "The U.S. Government receives all of the system's annual profits, after a statutory dividend of 6% on member banks' capital investment is paid, and an account surplus is maintained"
I kinda feel sorry that every time this kind of opinion is brought up, it's brought up by people that have absolutely no knowledge of how economics works. Financial system isn't perfect, I'll give you that, but there's a stretch between a broken system and the "illuminati" controlling the banks...
Financial Tyranny: I cannot believe _someone_ on HN would think that because some legislation makes the federal reserve a private corporation means that automatically it "controls" everyone and everything.
And what did you expect to learn on Wikipedia? You obviously have no idea how systemic and elaborate the suppression really is. I really suggest you go through the article I posted a link to, and actually read it.
Clever reasoning, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacy