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How to Make/Build a Lifter or Ionocraft

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What it is

A step-by-step guide to building a lifter, a small triangular ionocraft made from balsa wood, aluminum foil and thin wire, powered by a high-voltage supply. It also shows high-voltage safety practices.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a clear explanation of how lifters and ion wind propulsion work, mostly in threads about exotic propulsion and flying saucers.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “Guy explains it pretty well”

    Explains lifter ionocraft well

    Laaw, 2016-01 · Recommendation · in “How to Investigate a Flying Saucer”

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Topics: ion wind, high voltage, lifter, diy electronics, propulsion

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