LSP_Matt Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Thought people might be interested in this topic and some recent speculation about developments. Protecting high value vulnerable assets (AWACS, Tankers, Ships) an increasing priority in an ever increasingly hostile operating environment. Hope you find it interesting Directed Energy Weapons Cheers Matty Rockie Yarwood, thierry laurent, D.B. Andrus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol' Scrapiron Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) Heads up -- your link seems to point back to this page. The text is correct, but that's not where the link is directed. Edited October 18, 2022 by Ol' Scrapiron LSP_Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, Ol' Scrapiron said: Heads up -- your link seems to point back to this page. The text is correct, but that's not where the link is directed. Oops...thanks. All fixed. LSP_K2 and Ol' Scrapiron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Interesting aircraft, but from a couple years ago. The "apparent snags" the author referenced in regard to higher power laser systems were apparently overcome... https://optics.org/news/13/9/28 LSP_Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Another game changer... https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/lockheed-martin-has-a-patent-for-fusion-powered-fighters-and-bombers/ LSP_Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 51 minutes ago, thierry laurent said: Another game changer... https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/lockheed-martin-has-a-patent-for-fusion-powered-fighters-and-bombers/ Hmm, supposedly 5 years away when they did the patent in 2018. Wonder how that’s working out for them. In any case, even if the fusion reactor worker, there seems a lot of practical problems to using it for an aircraft. One being how to start it, or restart it in flight. You have to set up the plasma containment field before starting the reaction, so where does the power for that come from? On the ground, you could plug it into a power source, but what about if you have to do a restart in midair? Also for multi engine aircraft with one reactor, how about the weight associated with everything involved in piping the working fluid between the engines and the reactor? Don’t see this being practical for quite a long time, if ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Wait and see for sure! In any case I was quite surprised they considered such a propulsion system could be crammed in a quite small airframe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Lol, I’m sure I’ll be long gone before they get this working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 11:17 AM, Dave Williams said: Hmm, supposedly 5 years away when they did the patent in 2018. Wonder how that’s working out for them. In any case, even if the fusion reactor worker, there seems a lot of practical problems to using it for an aircraft. One being how to start it, or restart it in flight. You have to set up the plasma containment field before starting the reaction, so where does the power for that come from? On the ground, you could plug it into a power source, but what about if you have to do a restart in midair? Also for multi engine aircraft with one reactor, how about the weight associated with everything involved in piping the working fluid between the engines and the reactor? Don’t see this being practical for quite a long time, if ever. Seems more likely for a spaceship powerplant than a fighter plane. At least then if the thing loses plasma containment and shuts down there isn't so much time pressure on the re-start... Oldbaldguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Helium-3. it’s all over the surface of the moon; and has potential for a fusion reactor fuel source. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnarg Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Sounds like the plot from "Iron Sky" but I still want my flying car.... and a trip to the Martian canyons. Tnarg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyGhost Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 -Gregg thierry laurent and Cajun Two One 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Two One Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 "The times . . . . they are a changin'"! Hope I live long enough to see it. Cheers Itch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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