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Timberjaw t1_j5i3dul wrote

Reply to comment by IllustriousCookie890 in Seattle-based Jetoptera is developing a vertical takeoff aircraft that can travel at almost 1,000 km/h with a radically simplified new type of engine. With almost no moving parts, it uses super-compressed air to create vortexes for thrust. by lughnasadh

Not the same mechanism, but the Magnetohydrodynamic drive is an interesting "no moving parts" design which functions in water (and other fluids), albeit inefficiently.

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