- Tue Feb 24, 2004 4:51 pm
#4202
What's the main problem in the world other than war? Pollution. So an engine that would create minimal pollution would surely be welcome. If a motor is reversed, it acts as a generator. So for example, a light aircraft could have two motors. One that is started conventionally by diesel but run in the opposite direction to generate electricity. the power that is created would be sent into a large capacitor until there was enough power to start the primary engine which would be an electric engine. When the primary engine is running it would be connected back to the secondary engine and the diesel starter stopped. Therefore the two motors could run on power provided by eachother (IREM). Some kind of transformer system would be needed to make the output of the primary engine be stepped up enough to power the secondary. Of course this would need a lot of brainpower to work and it would be quite costly and heavy too. But im sure it can be done. This could be the future for aviation!
Reward: Being able to see prototypes, models etc.. before being marketed (if it ever gets that far!)
Reward: Being able to see prototypes, models etc.. before being marketed (if it ever gets that far!)