These Planes Are Propelled With Ionic Thrust

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  • čas přidán 6. 03. 2021
  • In this video I show you how to create ionic thrust using electrodynamics to create air flow with no moving parts. I show you how ionic wind is produced in order to make ionocrafts and lifters fly. I also talk about ion thrusters used in space. I test if they work in a vacuum.
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  • @TheActionLab
    @TheActionLab  Před 3 lety +1773

    Hey everyone! Thanks for 3M subs!

  • @bfitz5610
    @bfitz5610 Před 2 lety +2659

    Literally no CZcams video has ever started with a more compelling intro than "today I'm going to show you how to make an ion propulsion jet".

  • @PlasmaChannel
    @PlasmaChannel Před 3 lety +2629

    Love that you have the SparKit Wimshurst! That's a cool little powersource, designed by a 14 year old in New Zealand.

    • @minepaperstudio5683
      @minepaperstudio5683 Před 3 lety +20

      Yey

    • @parzival__1
      @parzival__1 Před 3 lety +31

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      @-ChrisD Před 3 lety +5

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      @lwkey-py Před 3 lety +7

      OMG. I can't believe you commented on this channel. Both of my favorite channels talking.

    • @checkingoutgypsymike2075
      @checkingoutgypsymike2075 Před 3 lety +10

      Hopefully someday a person with the vast knowledge you two have will build a controller and run a hyperdrive system like Gerard Morin was trying to build, if the electric companies can use their skin effect energy to pull the ionic energy out of the atmosphere to feed our transformers, building a frequency controller to run the edrum motors should be no problem.

  • @wesleybaker8188
    @wesleybaker8188 Před 2 lety +7

    You just explained ion propulsion in 2 minutes. I've spent hours watching probably boring space engineering videos and never understood. Legend

  • @LightningEagle14
    @LightningEagle14 Před 2 lety +179

    That explanation was incredible. Concise, but very easy to follow. I understood it right away.
    What a cool concept! It’s crazy to think that you can propel something with just electricity and no moving parts.

    • @melissaflood505
      @melissaflood505 Před rokem +1

      Yeah here on Earth

    • @poggergen1937
      @poggergen1937 Před rokem +5

      @@melissaflood505 *cough* oxidizer *cough*

    • @taz6122
      @taz6122 Před rokem

      @@poggergen1937 lmao!

    • @luminasentinel8318
      @luminasentinel8318 Před rokem

      What more crazy is. We got now the technology to have unlimited energy the man replicate the power of the sun light and converted into electricity.

    • @freezingcathedral
      @freezingcathedral Před rokem

      why is that crazy?

  • @justsaiyan8678
    @justsaiyan8678 Před 3 lety +981

    If you were my physics professor, I wouldn’t ever leave class.

    • @shifa-8423
      @shifa-8423 Před 3 lety +13

      Yup

    • @leiladekwatro3147
      @leiladekwatro3147 Před 3 lety +52

      Go home, the graduation ceremony ended 4 years ago

    • @douglas60040
      @douglas60040 Před 3 lety +11

      I had a pretty cool physics instructor...it’s fun to continue learning by a hands-on CZcamsr.

    • @madkirk7431
      @madkirk7431 Před 3 lety +4

      Ikr

    • @sm10_2
      @sm10_2 Před 3 lety +3

      My graduation ceremony will START 4 years seriously

  • @jaisuriyar5259
    @jaisuriyar5259 Před 3 lety +709

    "I'm out of content"
    -Words never came out of this guy's mouth.

    • @Elsonlianneihguk
      @Elsonlianneihguk Před 3 lety +13

      +He's so wholesome

    • @toragold
      @toragold Před 3 lety +39

      Don't give him pressure. He is working hard. Even he can burnout 😅. But yes, the guy is never out of content 😂. Im always asking what he brings next. And he is always impressing me with his content. I Love this channel. some times im even laugh like the video where he jumps from a car. btw cool experiment 👍☝

    • @insectbite1714
      @insectbite1714 Před 3 lety +1

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    • @OeshenNix
      @OeshenNix Před 3 lety +16

      @@insectbite1714 are you drunk or having a stroke maybe both and stupid

    • @loganthesaint
      @loganthesaint Před 3 lety +3

      Science will never run out of content

  • @Admiral45-10
    @Admiral45-10 Před 2 lety +17

    I'm really into aviation. Planes using cheap and effective methods of propulsion sounds just awesome.

    • @RootzRockBand
      @RootzRockBand Před rokem

      @@ooneybird27I suggest you watch “keys to the truth” “how top gun fighter jets fly”

  • @artdonovandesign
    @artdonovandesign Před rokem +45

    I assumed the thumbnail was an exaggerated illustration. But Prof. Orgill NEVER disappoints.
    And 3...2...1...
    The glowy, purple ion thrust was simply wonderful! Another great episode from Action Lab :(

  • @user-yo7xy1st7z
    @user-yo7xy1st7z Před 3 lety +321

    For some more infos on the ion thrusters on spacecrafts:
    In comparison to chemical rockets the exhaust speed can be way higher (exhaust speed correlates to efficiency).
    They are already used on satellites.
    They have a low TWR meaning they produce very little thrust in comparison to their mass.
    The gas used is mainly xenon and doesn’t contain any energy that is used for propulsion, it’s just used as mass that can be thrown away(to create thrust ).
    The energy comes from solar arrays / batteries.

    • @boots7859
      @boots7859 Před 3 lety +10

      Yes, that sounds correct. Question is what is the MPG equivelent of Xenon they are carrying. Several orders of magnitude higher than molecular combusion IIRC.

    • @jemlittle1787
      @jemlittle1787 Před 3 lety

      Mass that can be thrown away ?
      Thats a tiny bit flippant sorry.
      That tiny bit must be taken with and also gives a finite travel distance.
      Both the main reasons ion is touted as better this test just shows it fails on.

    • @HarryPotter99
      @HarryPotter99 Před 3 lety

      Ah shit

    • @ryandean3162
      @ryandean3162 Před 3 lety +41

      @@jemlittle1787 Mass that can be thrown away is the way all space travel works. You move by throwing away the uninteresting bit (the fuel) to move the interesting bit (the spacecraft) somewhere else. Conservation of momentum requires this. Thankfully, there is no Conservation of Interesting Bits. In fact, the center of mass for the spacecraft and fuel remains stationary, at least barring outside interference, and the fuel just ends up over here somewhere, and the spacecraft ends up over there somewhere. The question is exactly how efficiently can you convert into movement the throwing away of the uninteresting bit. Conventional rockets are not very efficient, ion thrusters are very efficient.

    • @tinypine7831
      @tinypine7831 Před 3 lety +3

      Xenon provides the mass associated with its density( heavier than other nobel gases / elements) also bioavailability of Xenon requires no catalyst; be used as a zero point energy source

  • @jamofthejar
    @jamofthejar Před 3 lety +967

    "Hi everyone, today I'm going to be showing you how to make an ion propulsion jet."
    He said as if we had the same level of equipments to follow along.

    • @mrsprite399
      @mrsprite399 Před 2 lety +33

      In our imagination, everything is possible and every equipments can be found even the outer space ones.

    • @Quagula
      @Quagula Před 2 lety +68

      You have a fork and an outlet dont you?

    • @jamofthejar
      @jamofthejar Před 2 lety +8

      You know what to do

    • @absalomdraconis
      @absalomdraconis Před 2 lety +13

      @@Quagula : You also want to build a step-up coil for that sort of thing. Fortunately, plenty of places sell AC-voltage wire.

    • @pineseeker6162
      @pineseeker6162 Před 2 lety +6

      @@Quagula hehe bad memories trying that one

  • @user-pi4qd8ik5i
    @user-pi4qd8ik5i Před rokem +4

    Man! We need professor like him ….he is best in teaching

  • @agustinbs
    @agustinbs Před 2 lety +5

    amazing, thank you so much for explaining this so clearly and practically

  • @tylerpitts6178
    @tylerpitts6178 Před 3 lety +748

    Him: the reason it's spinning in a circle....
    Me, an intellectual: is because it's hard to spin in a square

  • @EiriksvinZ
    @EiriksvinZ Před 3 lety +470

    That's a whole new engine race. Ion engines, size, thrust, speed records, the whole game. Usage ideas like secondary engines, or stage related concepts. This is exactly what we need to focus on for any and all aspects of travel. Make it happen.

    • @datatwo7405
      @datatwo7405 Před 3 lety +42

      Providing of course the petro industry and the politicians connected to them don't fight to slow it down like the joke of a president Bush, Jr. and Cheney. They did everything they could to slow non petrol fuel source development while pushing petro dependency. That is only one of the reasons that the U.S. is still stuck in stasis with no real impacting developments since the turn of the century.

    • @EiriksvinZ
      @EiriksvinZ Před 3 lety +8

      @@datatwo7405 Well, I'm a supporter of seeing the Petro industry taking the lead on this sort of venture. While they figure out the science of it, we'll buy big trucks and gas guzzlers as incentive to lead to something better. My position is to support the expansion and growth of the current industry throughout the process which frees us from that burden. They've got tons of funds, and some of the smartest guys on the planet, so there's no reason they couldn't flood our markets with infrastructure funds and investment opportunities. If we keep them on our side, they'll be sure to keep us with new engines. There will always be an oil industry, but who knows, they might find that diversification of resources earns them even bigger rewards.

    • @potatopower707
      @potatopower707 Před 2 lety +2

      That’s a while away, there are many loose ends there.

    • @ringofasho7721
      @ringofasho7721 Před 2 lety +43

      It's INCREDIBLY inefficient. First of all you need high voltage, which means heavy batteries and tons of power. And the heavier battery, the harder it is to move the object. Think about how much power you would need to push a car uphill with wind, then think about how heavy your power source would have to be to give that much thrust. Now put that battery pack onto the car and it's too heavy to push again.

    • @potatopower707
      @potatopower707 Před 2 lety +5

      @@ringofasho7721 good explanation

  • @Darthbelal
    @Darthbelal Před 2 lety +2

    I've seen things like this before, THANK YOU for a down to Earth explanation of what ionic thrust can and can not do.......

  • @Ogsonofgroo
    @Ogsonofgroo Před 2 lety +3

    Just found this and am amazed, thanks so much for teaching/sharing!

  • @theoriginalkeysto
    @theoriginalkeysto Před 3 lety +209

    I love the fact you 3D printed some no mans sky spaceships to use as planes, great little Easter egg there lol. (They also use ionic propulsion in the game, for those that dont already know)

    • @Carlo99yehey
      @Carlo99yehey Před 2 lety +1

      @Maxime Schweitzer same ngl

    • @EchoNovemberDelter
      @EchoNovemberDelter Před 2 lety +2

      Does it say in the description, or is tritium/di-hydrogen a fuel source for ion engines?

    • @theoriginalkeysto
      @theoriginalkeysto Před 2 lety +4

      @@EchoNovemberDelter tritium and dihydrogen are highly ionized substances, that's all I know. Lol

    • @ThirstysURL
      @ThirstysURL Před 2 lety +1

      We use fuel that we build and discovery most of the museum of alien life 4k video ourselves

    • @Corpah
      @Corpah Před 2 lety

      It's the alpha vector

  • @Kodum_BheegaraN
    @Kodum_BheegaraN Před 3 lety +107

    Boring physics & chemistry at schools but now I'm curious to know physics and chemistry here😂. Our school syllabus are outdated 😂😂😂

    • @thalavalikaran262
      @thalavalikaran262 Před 3 lety +8

      Exactly 100% correct👍😁

    • @qureius494
      @qureius494 Před 3 lety +1

      But they are the base

    • @gavincarr2990
      @gavincarr2990 Před 3 lety +1

      @@qureius494 i agree. Even though they are tough classes, having a foundation in them makes these videos much easier to grasp, as well as allowing the viewer to make their own guesses/ hypotheses about the experiments

    • @Khonic23
      @Khonic23 Před 3 lety +1

      Syllabi*

  • @shaihulud4515
    @shaihulud4515 Před rokem +14

    What a great introduction! Went straight to the basement to get my diy-stuff ready. Can you please show us how to make or own fusion reactor next time? This would be dope!

    • @nizu9544
      @nizu9544 Před rokem

      all you need is uranium, boron or cadmium, steam turbine, and generator. you have now achived nulear power plant be sure to slow down uranium with boron or cadmium or you will blow off the Earth be sure to be careful

  • @elektroqtus
    @elektroqtus Před 2 lety +15

    Thanks for the insight on this topic. I have a -15Kv power box as a negative ion generator. Did ion wind experiments as well with it. Was supposed to be anti gravity plates, the blueprint. My voltage was too low, plates too small and no glass insulation between them. Cardboard doesn't do so great

  • @OldSilkRoad
    @OldSilkRoad Před 3 lety +101

    Those two little aircraft chasing each other is the most badass thing I’ve seen today.

  • @AnonymousMC
    @AnonymousMC Před 3 lety +188

    Congrats on 3 million dude! Your content is very informative and I like the short videos! Keep it up.

    • @milord2921
      @milord2921 Před 3 lety +2

      Ur subbed to the ppl i watch

    • @AnonymousMC
      @AnonymousMC Před 3 lety +2

      @@milord2921 Yeah lol

    • @myrmatta1
      @myrmatta1 Před 3 lety +6

      IS THIS THE REAL MINECRAFT!?!?
      I love your game!

    • @andrewhamop6665
      @andrewhamop6665 Před 3 lety +4

      Father?

    • @AnonymousMC
      @AnonymousMC Před 3 lety +3

      @@myrmatta1 Lol, no, not the real Minecraft. So sorry lol. Their channel is czcams.com/users/Minecraft and mine is czcams.com/users/AnonymousMC.

  • @onesadtech
    @onesadtech Před 2 lety +6

    This is incredible technology! Thanks for sharing, your break downs are always very easy to understand, while still giving great detail. 😁

    • @onesadtech
      @onesadtech Před 2 lety

      @simpsons Bart what are you talking about my dude?? There's no gas in the vacuum of space, but there's gas within atmospheres all over the place. 🤷‍♀

  • @antonnym214
    @antonnym214 Před rokem +2

    That purple aurora off the back of those thing is incredible! Well done! Very impressive.

  • @2toeninja
    @2toeninja Před 3 lety +146

    This would make a great plasma ball type toy. Would be sick if you could have an x-wing chasing a Tie fighter.

    • @JJ_Binks
      @JJ_Binks Před 2 lety +32

      Especially because a the 'TIE' in TIE fighter stands for 'Twin Ion Engines'!

    • @oliverslicey
      @oliverslicey Před 2 lety +5

      @@JJ_Binks that’s dope

    • @wawar163
      @wawar163 Před 2 lety +1

      @@JJ_Binks sickkk

    • @Toodoi
      @Toodoi Před 2 lety

      @@JJ_Binks Actually George Lucas just called them TIE fighters because they looked like bow-ties.

    • @olliefoxx7165
      @olliefoxx7165 Před 2 lety +5

      @@Toodoi That's not as cool as 'Twin Ion Engines". I'm going with the cooler definition even if it might be incorrect.

  • @jasonellis8180
    @jasonellis8180 Před 9 měsíci +1

    This is the kind of technology I’ve been talking about for years now, this will change the evaluation of aircraft flight. This is the future.

  • @BBBCanada1
    @BBBCanada1 Před rokem +1

    Best explanation I’ve seen so far.

  • @sselesUneeuQ
    @sselesUneeuQ Před 2 lety +47

    Me, at work on a break: ah yes, wonderful stuff *sipping my soda in lalaland*

  • @vitaminprotein6549
    @vitaminprotein6549 Před 3 lety +97

    The best scientific explanation channel on youtube.

  • @frankmccann29
    @frankmccann29 Před 9 měsíci

    Thank you so much for doing the experiment.

  • @reconghostmedia
    @reconghostmedia Před 2 lety

    I wish I could of watched these videos back when I was at uni. Totally love it!

  • @johnb4882
    @johnb4882 Před 3 lety +44

    I need to add this to my x wing and tie fighter figures.

  • @joshimilind10
    @joshimilind10 Před 3 lety +133

    SpaceX's Starlink uses ion thrusters to coast in their orbit from when they are deployed.

    • @ovidius2000
      @ovidius2000 Před 3 lety +1

      howMuchTimeTheGasLastsInTheSatteliteUntilItsConsumed?

    • @xavier6130
      @xavier6130 Před 3 lety +15

      useYourSpaceBar

    • @GravityRoller
      @GravityRoller Před 3 lety

      @@ovidius2000 WonderingSame...,OrWhereDoesGasComeFrom(Generated/Stored/etc)?

    • @fermented8006
      @fermented8006 Před 3 lety

      @@ovidius2000 At some point the satellites would just enter the atmosphere if out of fuel, no clue how long they would last

    • @AntonisDimopoulos
      @AntonisDimopoulos Před 3 lety +2

      Ion thrusters are used in spaceflight since the 80's

  • @malcolmlittle7795
    @malcolmlittle7795 Před 2 lety

    Very good explanation. Liked the clear visual experiments. I actually understood it all. Good job.

  • @saikiran007
    @saikiran007 Před rokem

    Amazing explanation through experiments!

  • @diobrando9842
    @diobrando9842 Před 2 lety +40

    Space engineers players: “hey, I’ve seen this one before, it’s a classic

    • @dakat5131
      @dakat5131 Před 2 lety +2

      Except in SE the ion thrusters work worse in the atmosphere.

    • @jaxjax2011
      @jaxjax2011 Před 2 lety +1

      @@dakat5131 its because se thrusters are hets

    • @dishsoap8428
      @dishsoap8428 Před 2 lety

      yeah until you bring forth the world

  • @thunderstrike8935
    @thunderstrike8935 Před 3 lety +52

    Congratulations on getting to 3 million subscribers!

  • @rootsharp9946
    @rootsharp9946 Před rokem +2

    Thanks. I knew this was possible 10 years ago but I still couldn't figure out the efficiency. I guess no one knows.. yet. Good luck for the awesome people developing that drone.

  • @thomasbolton8373
    @thomasbolton8373 Před rokem

    excellent demonstration

  • @ashkanr4796
    @ashkanr4796 Před 3 lety +28

    if you were my science teacher, id probably graduated from Harvard by now. you are a very inspirational person and I'm 38 and saying this. idk what you do besides YT, but imagine if you teach science to kids, it's gonna be awesome. you make future scientists. make them inspired and enthusiastic. you are a very awesome individual and I never get out of your channel disappointed. wish you all the best in the world. love and respect

  • @aaabbb-tr2yd
    @aaabbb-tr2yd Před 2 lety +308

    Could you please share any circuit diagrams, voltages etc. that can help us replicate the experiment? Thanks for you awesome videos all the time. A physics teacher.

    • @raymondedge8889
      @raymondedge8889 Před rokem

      Just research online. This tech has been around for 40+ years. Found not even close to being effective.

    • @CTimmerman
      @CTimmerman Před rokem +9

      Those permanent Tesla coil sparks might be dangerous, but video 5R9VlK2iSZ4 shows you can achieve the same static propeller effect with a Van de Graaff generator.

    • @1littlelee
      @1littlelee Před rokem +1

      brobally not because it look suspect

    • @CTimmerman
      @CTimmerman Před rokem +2

      @@ooneybird27 Kinetic energy of the propelled ions moves the device, similar to ion thrusters on satellites.

    • @airierwitch4116
      @airierwitch4116 Před rokem +4

      @@ooneybird27 It's much more efficient to propel the fuel with an ionic engine, rather than just the pressure of the gas - although many spacecraft do use pressurized gas maneuvering jets! Ionic propulsion produces much less thrust at once, meaning you can't accelerate very fast, but it's so much more efficient that you need a very small amount of fuel to propel the spacecraft. You just have to wait longer for it to get where you want it to.

  • @caryde7445
    @caryde7445 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for a great video! I appreciate that you refrain from using technical language

  • @dancanrv2
    @dancanrv2 Před 2 lety

    SO ... VERY ... COOOOOL !!!! Thanks for the demo !!!

  • @patrickrose1221
    @patrickrose1221 Před 3 lety +20

    You really are the tops . Blew me away with this one. I'm 58 years old and you make me feel like an amazed kid again . Thank you so much : )

    • @Carlo99yehey
      @Carlo99yehey Před 2 lety +3

      glad theres something that can make people like you smile, god bless

    • @patrickrose1221
      @patrickrose1221 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Carlo99yehey love and peace to you and yours x

    • @patrickrose1221
      @patrickrose1221 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Carlo99yehey my boy calls me Boomer pmsl : )

  • @therice
    @therice Před 3 lety +72

    So basically the reason why I'm so ass at going into an orbit in Kerbal Space Program is because I keep using thrusters that don't work in the vacuum of space 😂😂😂

    • @thatoneguy9291
      @thatoneguy9291 Před 3 lety +10

      Lmao if you’re using Ion thrusters they’re relatively weak for large crafts, they work fine though if I remember correctly.

    • @niks660097
      @niks660097 Před 2 lety +3

      @@thatoneguy9291 no ion thrusters are not powerful(in kerbal), probably they'll add more parameters(future updates) in sync with latest inventions...

    • @StrikeEagIe
      @StrikeEagIe Před 2 lety +2

      Ion thrusters have incredible ISP and efficiency but TERRIBLE thrust to weight ratio.

    • @luckylmj
      @luckylmj Před 2 lety +1

      ion engines in ksp only work in space
      but they're really weak

    • @RandomPerson-yq1qk
      @RandomPerson-yq1qk Před 2 lety +1

      Ion thrusters for space travel DO work in space. In fact their main usefulness is in space because they produce very little thrust for their weight so in the atmosphere they are pretty useless. However because there is no air drag in space the ion thruster's weak thrust can last for years because they are fuel efficient and a weak thrust over years ends up giving you more total acceleration than rocket engines.
      So Ion Thrusters for modern spacetravel are mostly useful for long lasting missions.

  • @nadeejayasekara3185
    @nadeejayasekara3185 Před 7 měsíci

    This is the best explanation I ever found

  • @gabelster3729
    @gabelster3729 Před 4 měsíci

    This video served me to develop my high school monography. I’m SO grateful this dude made this video

  • @truegret7778
    @truegret7778 Před 2 lety +22

    I worked during summer break whilst in college at a power supply (Space Shuttle flat CRT monitors, military displays, etc. - 15-30KV @ 1-4 microamps as I recall). We had an ionic sculpture with a spinning spiral wire balanced and spinning on pencil lead. This was connected to a high voltage power supply - it was pretty cool, wish I still had it.

  • @krispockell685
    @krispockell685 Před 3 lety +55

    "You supply the gas thats going to get propelled out the back." I sure do, you know me so well.

    • @laffbath6740
      @laffbath6740 Před 3 lety +2

      Can I get a quarter? Wya

    • @akakonqoro
      @akakonqoro Před 3 lety +4

      😂😂😂😂

    • @stewarth8390
      @stewarth8390 Před 2 lety +3

      All of a sudden bake beans and the farting scene in Blazing Saddles comes to mind as a gas source 😂😂

  • @GettinReal
    @GettinReal Před 2 lety

    Fascinating. Thank you!

  • @Capochin950
    @Capochin950 Před rokem

    Excellent .Something to think about there.

  • @poppedweasel
    @poppedweasel Před 3 lety +159

    Ooh, with a giant tesla coil we can make the Earth's orbit more eliptic or inclined. We might not have an atmosphere afterward, but it's an option for solving global warming. Well done, Action Lab.

    • @arthemis1039
      @arthemis1039 Před 3 lety +47

      When the answer is worst than the problem !

    • @user-qy2wf2lt6v
      @user-qy2wf2lt6v Před 3 lety +27

      It will be just 300 ℃ during the day, so not sure hwo that solves our global warming problem. Maybe the -160 ℃ during the night will compensate for it.

    • @il_moddo
      @il_moddo Před 3 lety +3

      I see this as an absolute win

    • @mrono1910
      @mrono1910 Před 3 lety +2

      You cant alter the movement of our planet without ejecting mass from it or moving mass closer or further from the center

    • @poppedweasel
      @poppedweasel Před 3 lety +6

      @@mrono1910 That's why I suggested we might not have an atmosphere afterwards. (Now someone's going to calculate how mach deltaV the atmosphere's worth just to tell me my joke is nonsense)

  • @davidmcnamee136
    @davidmcnamee136 Před 3 lety +35

    It would be interesting to see if a “ducted ion fan” could be made by recessing the needle into the airplane a little, and making the body of the plane hollow so that air can be accelerated throigh it.

  • @benmcreynolds8581
    @benmcreynolds8581 Před 2 lety

    I'm obsessed with ion anything. This is awesome 👍

  • @thechoku9765
    @thechoku9765 Před rokem

    Thank you for your explanation, now i know how those "bladeless fan" works

  • @pranavcv1265
    @pranavcv1265 Před 3 lety +165

    Meanwhile Electro boom: Hold my electric shock ****************

    • @fikhhgg
      @fikhhgg Před 3 lety +3

      Ok

    • @typicalmooyt69
      @typicalmooyt69 Před 3 lety +3

      He explains it in a funnier way

    • @That_Soviet_Memer
      @That_Soviet_Memer Před 3 lety +4

      if electro boom has the same characteristics as the action lab
      Ok we are going to do it
      1 2 3
      A Capacitor just exploded

    • @sharan-kumar
      @sharan-kumar Před 3 lety

      @@That_Soviet_Memer 😂

    • @That_Soviet_Memer
      @That_Soviet_Memer Před 3 lety +3

      @@sharan-kumar Electrboom is the god of Profanity and the devil of free energy

  • @richardpagel6959
    @richardpagel6959 Před 3 lety +11

    I really like your videos! You explain things simple enough for everyone to understand, using some very nice visual experiments to do so.

  • @nealwright5630
    @nealwright5630 Před rokem +3

    I remember, when I was a pre-teen, our Childcraft encyclopedias had ionic propulsion explained. I always wanted to build something to show it. And I always wondered why spacecraft did not use it.

  • @chuckandmax7313
    @chuckandmax7313 Před 2 lety +29

    When I see technology like this being shown to me, it just makes me wonder exactly how far advanced our technology really is. I’m sure that there are top secret technologies that the government has created that are far note advanced. And if you can do this test on such a small scale I can only imagine what it’s like at a full scale. I am certain that we will be able to use this technology in the aeronautics industry and from what I’ve learned on other channels I know that there is an abundance of power surging in the upper atmosphere as low as 150 feet that planes can access without having to have a great deal of onboard energy cells.

    • @rxonmymind8362
      @rxonmymind8362 Před 2 lety +1

      Think levitation.

    • @Idiotboxxx
      @Idiotboxxx Před 2 lety

      Philadelphia Experiment

    • @AnonEyeMouse
      @AnonEyeMouse Před 2 lety +8

      The problem is scale. This works well enough on tiny things but once you start adding mass it gets uneventful very quickly. Think about an ant. Notoriously can carry fifty times its own weight but if you were to scale it up to the size of a car, it wouldn't be able to stand or lift its head.
      Scale and gravity are a real kick in the crotch.

    • @icamefromthestars7647
      @icamefromthestars7647 Před 2 lety +2

      Exactly what I’ve been researching for 20 years now? Energy is never wasted, only transformed? There’s almost a endless amount of energy out there THAT HAS TO BE TAPPED?

    • @RootzRockBand
      @RootzRockBand Před 2 lety +1

      Fighter Jets have using this tech since the end of ww2. Do you think the wings of a fighter jet could possibly carry the amount of fuel needed to power fighter jets? They use microwave plasma engines, look at the exhaust nozzle on the back of a fighter jet when it’s in action, no smoke, they are not burning fuel.

  • @mr.medico9863
    @mr.medico9863 Před 3 lety +74

    Ironic Propulsion : *Exists*
    Vacuum Chamber : *I'm gonna end this man's whole career*

    • @Otzkar
      @Otzkar Před 3 lety +12

      Ionic

    • @fikhhgg
      @fikhhgg Před 3 lety

      Haha

    • @nambam5409
      @nambam5409 Před 3 lety +4

      Unlucky autocorrect

    • @_ruted
      @_ruted Před 3 lety +1

      lol thats probably why his suit stops working at high altitudes

    • @rpeetz
      @rpeetz Před 3 lety +1

      True ionic thrusters works in vacuum, they accelerate the gas and newton laws do the rest.

  • @Neo_Zeon
    @Neo_Zeon Před 3 lety +35

    It's how TIE fighters from Star Wars get their thrust. Twin Ion Engines.

    • @thebzo
      @thebzo Před 3 lety +2

      Nice!

    • @benisjammin8926
      @benisjammin8926 Před 3 lety +5

      Could be wrong but that sounds way to weak

    • @scottowens398
      @scottowens398 Před 3 lety +3

      @@benisjammin8926 I want to make a *"I'm too weak!"* joke, but my real answer is it's Star Wars. George Lucas can do whatever he wants. =)

    • @thebzo
      @thebzo Před 3 lety +1

      @@benisjammin8926 It's a fictional world 🤣

    • @serenityofcognition920
      @serenityofcognition920 Před 3 lety

      No oxygen is in space

  • @Erebus.666.
    @Erebus.666. Před rokem

    That was a cool, informative video. Thanks Action Lab, I feel smarter already.

  • @domcizek
    @domcizek Před 2 lety

    excellent, i learned something i did not know, keep ti up

  • @pramitharyan5167
    @pramitharyan5167 Před 3 lety +9

    The action lab NEVER ceases to AMAZE

  • @narayanbandodker5482
    @narayanbandodker5482 Před 2 lety +33

    I have an idea you can try out: Since light travels faster in a vacuum than in air, can you show light refracting in your vacuum chamber? You can shine a laser through it, see where it lands, then create a vacuum and watch the laser change course

    • @realryder2626
      @realryder2626 Před rokem

      Take it to the hadron collidor... and send it

  • @fonwoolridge
    @fonwoolridge Před 2 lety

    Fascinating... thank you!

  • @detroitredwings7130
    @detroitredwings7130 Před 2 lety

    Well...that just took the trophy for the coolest thing I've seen in a long time.

  • @markyWWE234
    @markyWWE234 Před 3 lety +19

    Just wanna say that you are still one of my favorite science channel. Keep it up man😁

    • @WingmanSR
      @WingmanSR Před 3 lety +1

      I agree. Though I do miss "Hey, Vsauce! Michael here!", and I still love Veritasium, though that is a bit more academically in-depth. Action Lab is a great channel for teaching people not about science as much, but why they should *_enjoy_* learning about the sciences.

  • @matakaw4287
    @matakaw4287 Před 3 lety +12

    That's a novel way to pass gas. Congratulations on 3M!

  • @vaedkamat484
    @vaedkamat484 Před rokem

    this channel never ceases to amaze me

  • @HopeOfJoe
    @HopeOfJoe Před rokem

    Captured my attention from the first few words. Very nicely done 🎉

  • @ktankinfinity
    @ktankinfinity Před 2 lety +3

    I learn more from this CZcams channel than my entire life in school

  • @shotanet888
    @shotanet888 Před 3 lety +9

    Finally, I understand how Hayabusa's engine worked!!

  • @dr.petrovski4899
    @dr.petrovski4899 Před 2 lety

    Learned something new today thanks 🙏

  • @stephenross8463
    @stephenross8463 Před rokem

    I know nothing but the absolute basics (probs even less than that) about propulsion systems......but I understood every word of this presentation....thank you Sir.

  • @titanproductions3628
    @titanproductions3628 Před 3 lety +4

    Learned more here than in school love your CZcams channel ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @sorinciolacu9929
    @sorinciolacu9929 Před 3 lety +22

    Action Lab, you never fail to inspire and amaze me. I love your content and the way you present it. Never stop and always continue to bring informative lessons to the world. You are doing a great job doing what you do well done!

  • @Colaris99
    @Colaris99 Před rokem

    That looks amazing!

  • @javi8431
    @javi8431 Před 2 lety

    Thats a good idea, put this for everyone to see so all can give feedback from this so he can screen everyones idea to get something that does work for free.

  • @RCPlaneAddict
    @RCPlaneAddict Před 2 lety +30

    That was amazing. I wonder how big, and how much energy you would need for a ionic jet to propel say a 80mm foam plane. Would be good to try.

    • @ne1cup
      @ne1cup Před 2 lety +3

      look into "lifters" large but light structure using ionic breeze

  • @bipinthakur8901
    @bipinthakur8901 Před 3 lety +4

    This channel is underrated. He deserves more attention

    • @7531monkey
      @7531monkey Před 3 lety

      He should have like 3 million subscribers.

  • @1-choice-away62
    @1-choice-away62 Před 2 lety

    100% AWESOME - Thanks!!!

  • @critical1388
    @critical1388 Před 2 lety

    Really cool, thx for the lesson. .

  • @DlSASTERCHlLD
    @DlSASTERCHlLD Před 3 lety +11

    Even if this will prove to be impossible to engineer in any useful scales, this is a fascinating concept. Also, "ion thrust planes" has a good ring to it, haha.

    • @dr.zoidberg8666
      @dr.zoidberg8666 Před 3 lety +6

      It's funny to imagine a distant future when all aircrafts have been replaced with ion thruster propelled versions & the emission of greenhouse gasses is under control... but suddenly there's a new crisis of too much ozone building up in the atmosphere because of all the ion thrusters.

    • @insectbite1714
      @insectbite1714 Před 3 lety

      @@dr.zoidberg8666 yet there are chemicals that remove ozone and most planes fly in space or near space so the ozone will instantly escape

  • @bornoflightningthunder8162
    @bornoflightningthunder8162 Před 3 lety +16

    An idea: make this thing spin in water
    Edit: if my math is right the propulsion would be nearly 16 times more than it was in air

    • @SqueezeboxOfDelights
      @SqueezeboxOfDelights Před 3 lety +8

      just don't stick your fingers in the water while it's running...

    • @dwaraganathanrengasamy6169
      @dwaraganathanrengasamy6169 Před 3 lety

      I believe the viscosity is pretty high for water to make this work... Nice thought though...👍😃

    • @inventor121
      @inventor121 Před 3 lety

      Normally I'd say you'd be right, but the water would decompose into hydrogen and oxygen at that point.

    • @inventor121
      @inventor121 Před 3 lety

      @Deborah Ajao ion propulsion relies on ionization and water can only be ionized to a very small extent. At high voltages it becomes more likely that the water will electrolyse.

    • @inventor121
      @inventor121 Před 3 lety

      @Deborah Ajao it will but I doubt it would work well. At some point it's just going to split off into hydrogen and oxygen. You might get some passable thrust but nothing that could beat even the weakest of electric motors.

  • @JH-ux1re
    @JH-ux1re Před 2 lety

    Super cool! Thank you ! I love your videos!

  • @YoungSuuPhan
    @YoungSuuPhan Před rokem

    The best illustration ever

  • @SURENARUN
    @SURENARUN Před 3 lety +19

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    Why are you not giving advertisements in the video😓.I need to contribute to you.
    I couldn't afford for join button or action lab kit😖😓 .I will never skip an advertisements in your video,I will watch it fully 😀.
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  • @staresinconfusion1946
    @staresinconfusion1946 Před 3 lety +119

    It sounds like what Iron Man used for his repulsers and thrusters.

  • @hollisterwithtomo504
    @hollisterwithtomo504 Před 2 lety

    this is sick, love it!

  • @shankarraj3433
    @shankarraj3433 Před 9 měsíci

    Thanks for the video. 👍

  • @playerscience
    @playerscience Před 3 lety +2

    Your videos never fail to surprise me
    I've learnt al lot from your videos.
    Thank you very much. Keep making such amazing content. 🥰👌👌👍👍🙏🙏

  • @prathamdhattarwal
    @prathamdhattarwal Před 3 lety +6

    This guy is a genius!

  • @h7opolo
    @h7opolo Před rokem

    superb. you finally give hope to an emerging technology. please make an updated video about this topic, i.e. ionic thrust. thanks very mooch!

  • @tushar5670
    @tushar5670 Před rokem

    What a video. So entertaining and moreover very informative.

  • @YYYValentine
    @YYYValentine Před 3 lety +10

    On the tesla coil, because it is AC, it is different. There, the increased pressure of the heated air (heated by the spark ) pushes the ships around.

    • @TheActionLab
      @TheActionLab  Před 3 lety +7

      Yes the heat definitely has a contribution to the planes spinning. But AC voltage also works with ionocrafts as well (although not as well as DC). I’ve seen a lifter (ionocraft) fly using a Tesla coil with no visible plasma. The neutral wind still occurs even with AC voltage because whether it is positive or negative the neutral wind moves in the same direction.

    • @YYYValentine
      @YYYValentine Před 3 lety +1

      @@TheActionLab That is interesting! Thank for the answer!

  • @raxanimations7215
    @raxanimations7215 Před 3 lety +14

    NASA should hire you

    • @01DOGG01
      @01DOGG01 Před 3 lety +4

      People were making hovering ion powered craft using CRT monitor components back in the 90s. It's nothing new.

    • @ViratKohli-jj3wj
      @ViratKohli-jj3wj Před 3 lety +1

      @@01DOGG01 ok boomer

    • @dogwalker666
      @dogwalker666 Před 3 lety +1

      They already use them.

  • @db5202
    @db5202 Před 2 lety

    Very interesting! I saw a drown once recently with no moving parts. Looked like a stack of hot air furnace filters.

  • @godsangryhands4499
    @godsangryhands4499 Před rokem

    This is AWESOME!