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what are those things? mini reactors?

"Charles Manoras" wrote in
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what are those things? mini reactors?


They are anti-matter nacelles.

Just smaller versions of what you see on Startrek ships.

"Mitchell Holman" wrote

They are anti-matter nacelles.

Just smaller versions of what you see on Startrek ships.

A very helpful answer, thank you. :-)

This very small aircraft as another picture shows does fly.

Those things look more like oversized hair dryers to me.

This link does show real propellers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CriCri

Another link explains that real jet engines can be used although they are
quite tiny.

Google: Cri-Cri F-PZPR

I wonder about the safety of this contraption.

Charles Manoras wrote:
"Mitchell Holman" wrote

They are anti-matter nacelles.

Just smaller versions of what you see on Startrek ships.

A very helpful answer, thank you. :-)

This very small aircraft as another picture shows does fly.

Those things look more like oversized hair dryers to me.

This link does show real propellers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CriCri

Another link explains that real jet engines can be used although they are
quite tiny.

Google: Cri-Cri F-PZPR

I wonder about the safety of this contraption.





If anyone is interested here is a link to a video of one of these flying
and doing areobatics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlV8WJ6N3nU

"Charles Manoras" wrote

Those things look more like oversized hair dryers to me.

Well, perhaps no....

http://www.amtjets.com/

http://www.amtjets.com/gallery_real_plain.html

If anyone is interested here is a link to a video of one of these flying
and doing areobatics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlV8WJ6N3nU

This video taken from the pilots point of view (camera on helmet)
Very nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYB0Gy3V5xk

Graham

Another link explains that real jet engines can be used although they are
quite tiny.

Google: Cri-Cri F-PZPR

I wonder about the safety of this contraption.

One of a number of links to the jet powered version. Google "jet powered
cri cri".

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/planes/q0275.shtml

About half way down the page.
I gotta get me one of those. :-p

Graham