ionocraft propulsion assisted jets.

>>9107928
Possibly a good reason to research airplane portable nuclear reactor engines.

Fine, enjoy the spoils of a ten year old post http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=756185

More bread http://www.eagleharbortech.com/research/nasa-sbir-plasma-drag-reduction/

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Heard a rumor that these planes are retrofitted with this technology to perform super cruise.

>>9107928
Not much and fuck all

>>9107928
>How much extra lift and speed is produced?
not enough to make it worth it

lifters are only efficient at low speeds and in cases where you can separate the power source from the lifter so it really only needs to lift itself

>>9109016
I left research papers for you to admire the fact that this tech is actually used above mach 5. You said at low speeds? If you attached a generator to a turboshaft you have massive amounts of electricity. I'm not a scientist so could you use this like vtol?

>>9109173
I've seen tons of patents on aircraft using only this technology but they all look unrealistic to me. As far as I know this is only used to reduce drag and therefore improve fuel efficiency.