I'm building a prototype Ion engine

[jagman]

I have decided to build a Ion engine. do any of you have any experience in
this field? For those of you that don't know about Ion engines, They are pretty
useless on earth but in a vacum or in space they can propell a craft to over
8 thousand miles per Hr. I need to make 2 solar powered cathodes. I also
have not decided on what my body of the engine should be made from yet.
I know it has to be made of steel but I would like to chrome it out but
im afraid the chrome might interfere with the engine.When I fire it up on earth
will I still see the bright blue exhaust come out of the back? I want to put it on
display at my work and I will also make a video for Avalon. Any ideas are most
welcomed...

[lucidity]

Hi Jagman,

Are you an astronaut ? How will you test it ?
It's interesting.... but....why do you want to make it ?

be happy :-)

lucidity

[Violet]

:silent: No experience, I'll just sit right here in the audience, doing something like so :thumbsup:

Looking at the speed, will the vacuum hold your craft? Or you can build a breakable exit.

Why not try both, aluminum and chrome. Steel/iron might weigh your design down, you'd need more propelling power. You could start micro, and observe the process. When you get it right, you can enlarge your model.

[Sunny-side-up]

Hi jagman

Why an Ion-Engine?

If your going to that sort of trouble why not build some thing useful, for here on Earth?

Good to see you again btw :)

[ghostrider]

look to nature , it will tell you all you need ... a snowflake , a raindrop ... a circle within a circle within a circle , each moving in opposite directions , creating fields that can affect gravity ... think following a beam instead of thrust pushing ...implosion rather than explosion ... the waves of the ocean are moved by gravity between the Earth and the moon yet a tiny magnet can overcome the entire pull of Earth ... hint , good luck my young jedi ...you can do it ...

[jc71]

Hi Jagman,

Is is like one of these?

http://www.amazon.com/Tedco-Solar-Engine-Radiometer-Sphere/dp/B005FQMLK6

I used to have one of these and they are very cool if not very useful....

JC

[DeDukshyn]

Hi jagman

Why an Ion-Engine?

If your going to that sort of trouble why not build some thing useful, for here on Earth?

Good to see you again btw :)

I don't know if I can answer for Jagman, but I know I like to just do stuff for fun sometimes! I try to throw "reasoning" out the window when it comes to a lot of things. ;) Sounds like a cool project to me!