Thrust Without Propellant – THE MEGA DRIVE
Channel: Scientia Plus
Date: 2020-09-11

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00:00 - 01:15 Current Technology
01:15 - 02:21 What is MEGA Drive?
02:21 - 04:26 Working Principle
04:26 - 05:14 Experimental Setup
05:14 - 05:50 Research Progress
05:50 - 07:11 NASA Grant & Future of The MEGA Drive

The Woodward effect also referred to as a Mach effect, is part of a hypothesis proposed by James F. Woodward in 1990. The hypothesis states that transient mass fluctuations arise in any object that absorbs internal energy while undergoing a proper acceleration. Harnessing this effect could generate a reactionless thrust, which Woodward and others claim to measure in various experiments.

Hypothetically, the Woodward effect would allow for field propulsion spacecraft engines that would not have to expel matter. Such a proposed engine is sometimes called a Mach effect thruster (MET) or a Mach Effect Gravitational Assist (MEGA) drive. So far, experimental results have not strongly supported this hypothesis, but experimental research on this effect, and its potential applications, continues.

A Great Thanks to Monomorphic Youtube Channel For Their Amazing Animation of James F. Woodward's Experimental Setup.
Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0NXCg69qpo

AIAA Joint Propulsions Conference Research Paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280134421_New_Theoretical_Results_for_the_Mach_Effect_Thruster


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