Patent ID: 6644014
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: F03H

Abstract:
An electric thruster comprising:(a) a gas duct defining an atmospheric gas intake, (b) a source of atmospheric gas; (c) an electrode chamber further comprising one or more pairs of electrodes mounted so that said one or more pairs of electrodes are separated by a gap space through which an electric current is directed between the electrodes of each of said one or more pairs of electrodes; and so that said electric current is generally perpendicular with and across the atmospheric gas flow through the gap space, and is of sufficient intensity to rapidly heat and thereby increase the velocity of the atmospheric gas which is passing through the electrode chamber without subjecting the atmospheric gas flow to acceleration by magnetic effects; (d) a source of electric power; (e) a compressor for compressing atmospheric gas; and (f) a nozzle operatively associated with the gas duct to exhaust gasses from the gas duct to produce thrust.