Advanced propulsion and Ion engines

[BigJon]

Hi!
I am currently working as an aircraft engineer at Bankstown airport machining up parts to build planes and repairs, I am currently building the original patent of the first ion engine 1969, and have plans for other experimental engines, I am interested in machining and building satilites or space vehicles but I would also love to work on some experimental engines, is there anybody out there to assist me in my goals? [sig][/sig]

 

[PeterKo]

Can you tell me more about the ion engine that you are building, or point tell me where I could find some informatoin on that.

Thanks, [sig][/sig]

 

Well for the past thirty years the government has been developing this new form of engine and are now using them in sub-orbital thrusters, featured in popular science which are made from Nickel using H,Xe gas.From my own research in reverse engineering I found the original patent that sparked the design of the new engine for the mars mission.Its very simple, so simple infact I can make one at home it works on ionic discharge, electricity moves from - to + the negative wire is charged with 30,000 volt .5 milliamp, it charges the airmolecules around the negative wire and attracts them towards the positive creating thrust I'd like to some how create a propulsion system for within atmosheric conditions. What are you interests in it?
Tell me what you do?

 

[BigJon]

The above message is from BigJon! [sig][/sig]

 

[alfred]

i´d like to know more about Ion engines, where I could find some information on that?

 

[alfred]

some more info...

 

[matt3mason]

A load of 25 kg need to be deliver to planet Mars what is the recomended size for such load and how much solar panel surface is needed to get enoug voltage

 

The Deep Space Probe (see jpl.nasa.gov) is using an ion engine as we speak. Seems they got good results. The real difficult part is to get good thrust out of it (it gets very good efficiency -- measured in Isp seconds, 2400 s vs 450 s for the shuttle engines). For Near Earth missions, the low thrust means that the spacecraft will be in the Earth's radiation belts for a while. If you can get some improvement in the thrust -- even for a short period at the expense of not too much Isp -- you'll be famous! Unless NASA manages to bury your work for 30 years like they did with the current Ion engines.

 

[tofigh]

you could try on this site:

http://www.twtas.com/pictures/factorywalk/xips/xipspage.html#Thrust

 

Where can I get the newest design plans for an ION engine for free, or for a cheap(reletively cheap) price?

 

Does anyone have the plans needed to build an ion engine?

 

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