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   Sjouke Burry to krw   
   Re: Ion drive for aircraft imminent.   
   03 Nov 16 02:24:46   
   
   XPost: sci.physics, sci.electronics.design   
   From: burrynulnulfour@ppllaanneett.nnll   
      
   On 03.11.16 1:20, krw wrote:   
   > On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 02:54:54 -0000, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >   
   >> In sci.physics krw  wrote:   
   >>> On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 00:00:54 -0000, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> In sci.physics John Larkin  wrote:   
   >>>>> On Tue, 1 Nov 2016 18:19:02 -0000, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>    
   >>>>   
   >>>>>> BTW, the lack of commercial success for flying cars has nothing to do   
   >>>>>> with propulsion methods.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> But propulsion does matter, in the sense that there is no affordable   
   >>>>> way to make a flying car. Helicopters get terrible gas mileage.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You do know helicopters spend a fair amount of time not traveling, don't   
   >>>> you, but that has nothing to do with flying cars.   
   >>>   
   >>> Cars spend a fair amount of time not driving, too.  So?   
   >>   
   >> Not at close to full output power.   
   >   
   > Helicopters don't have a throttle or an "off" button?   
   >   
   Yes, but only to be used at the right altitude.   
      
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