Comments on: Plane Takes Off On Magnets

By: Jimmy C

Jimmy C — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:24:03 +0000

Looks more like a stealth bomber.

By: cra

cra — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:02:56 +0000

hmmmmm. this seems a bit far fetched. How fast do scramjets have to go before they actually start working? i thought it was around mach5, which would means that the maglev catapult is going to have to reach mach5 before the airplanes engines actually start. Which i think is impossibe for a maglev, and even if it was possible would a group of civilian passengers be able to handle 0 – mach5 in such a short runnway space? they would need to slowly gather speed, which would defeat the idea of a short takeoff. cool concept tho

By: MagLevAir Magnetic Aircraft Could Revolutionize Urban Air Space

MagLevAir Magnetic Aircraft Could Revolutionize Urban Air Space — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:02:34 +0000

[...] On a mission to lower the energy consumption, noise and size of the modern airplane take-off system, designers Leonie Lawniczak, Deniz Örs and George Milde offer the MagLevAir. While the name could use a little work, the concept is something like this: the decentralized maglev shuttle ferries the airplane for take-off using magnets to boost it into the air while saving fuel and limiting the space needed to obtain flight; the plane itself uses scram jets to accelerate into flight and bring passengers to their destination of choice. The space-saving, noise/fuel-lowering nature of the system makes it ideal for smaller, urban airports where space, noise space and clean air are at a premium. The idea is to use it as a link to connect passengers with larger hubs that utilize standard airplanes. [via Yanko] [...]

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:10:49 +0000

It does indeed!

By: Sylvain - SVDesign

Sylvain - SVDesign — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:45:07 +0000

Using a catapult to ease plane take-off is a good idea, but the plane used in the concept has no future with its hungry scramjets.
Anyhow, the energy for launching the shuttle must come from somewhere : nuclear station? thermal station ?
Planes will never be ecofriendly

By: Maglev para hacer despegar un avión

Maglev para hacer despegar un avión — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:06:58 +0000

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By: Phil Power

Phil Power — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:47:31 +0000

Would it use kerosine whilst flying?

As with the maglev train, it will not have the close proximity of the magnets for motion.

By: cerberus

cerberus — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:55:30 +0000

Scram jets are not going to be viable for short trips – they require masive velocites to be achived prior to the scramjet being brought on line. Not to mention they are dam noisy. Much better to use them on the intercontinential flights.

By: Wybie

Wybie — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:34:18 +0000

this is a big step

By: James

James — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:50:12 +0000

Looks like Leonie Lawniczak, Deniz Örs & Georg Milde modified my spaceairplane.com design.