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A new airplane uses charged molecules, not propellers or turbines, to fly

The nearly silent aircraft weighs about as much as a Chihuahua

an illustration of the new aircraft

ION POWER  A new aircraft (illustrated) is propelled forward by streams of charged molecules moving among wires.

H. Xu et al/Nature 2018

By Laurel Hamers

- More than 2 years ago

A newly designed airplane prototype does away with noisy propellers and turbines.