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THE GYROSCOPIC INERTIAL so poorly that they will likely never leave are to the axle, the greater its spin (so stor- THRUSTER the ground, and that's because, before the ing some reverse force). Thus the principle by David E. Cowlishaw GIT, all devices were mostly linear transla- that allows my device to work may actually tions that operated around only one mass __ vindicate many variable radius thrusters. \ ), That is inertial propulsion? It is centre: the system and attachments you are They are not nearly as powerful as my the propulsion achieved by a ___ using to try to generate thrust. device, though! device that does not react with its [You can find a very good collection of environment in a mass exchange to pro- _ previous attempts at this at Roger Cook's THE THRUSTER SET-UP duce thrust. That is, the device doesn't use Spacedrives Archives (see hyperlink on my The GIT is a variable velocity type of a jet of matter to push it forward, and does- web page), where he has one of the most __ thruster, in that the orbitals speed up and n't grab a hold of something to pull it for- complete collections of online patent cov- slow down about their orbit, giving us a ward (like a propeller for a plane or boat, or _ ers for nearly every device that claims uni- _ split-force system. The high-speed side of tyres on a pavement). In general, an iner- directional, mechanical, electrostatic, elec- the orbit gives a greater "centrifugal force" tial propulsion device can be described as tromagnetic, etc. force, and is a good at that end, while the energy needed to any thrust-producing device that can be _ resource for anyone doing research in this speed up and slow down the orbital weights completely enclosed so that no direct mat- —area.] generates what is referred to as "circumfer- ter interactions are possible, and can be Previous mechanical devices to date _ ential forces"—two half-circle thrust pro- placed free-floating in space so that no _ have all used what I call "dumb weight" files that will balance or counteract the vibrations propel it—yet still it goes! orbitals. Most of them have mounted hoped-for gains of the unbalanced centrifu- The ‘traditional’ science understanding of — weights on arms that whirl around. They _ gal force. inertial propulsion is that it is impossible. are either the variable radius type (where Figure 2 illustrates what I'm talking Many have tried to accomplish it, but have the weights move toward and away from about. Note that the orbitals are grouped at had little success. However, some have _ the axle in their orbit, trying to achieve an _ the bottom (the low-velocity side, in this had patents issued on devices that produce unbalanced centrifugal force), or the vari- instance), and the lone orbital at the top is a "unidirectional force", but no such device able orbit velocity type (where each arm the one going flat out (ina circle, of is flying us to the stars as yet! speeds up and slows down in its journey —_ course) at our high-velocity end. The orbit The traditionalist will tell you that iner- around the axle, again attempting to gener- can be turning either direction—it doesn't tial propulsion is pure fantasy, and that Sir ate an unbalanced centrifugal force but to matter which, once the orbitals are up to a Isaac Newton settled the question long ago: little effect. To date, none of them has constant average speed. that in order to get something to move or _ used the spin of the orbitals to share the Figure 3A shows the contact path (top change direction, it must be acted upon by _ reverse forces and thus give a net, unbal- path superimposed on bottom path line) an outside force; therefore, no matter inter- anced centrifugal force for propulsion. that forces the orbitals to convert their for- actions, no thrust. To shortsighted science What most folks fail to take into account ward race (i.e., groove) velocity into spin, authorities, I say hogwash! is the force needed to extend and retract the the very heart of this concept. The two Figure 1 shows one form of my working weights on the whirling arms in the vari- _half-circle arrow trains represent the accel- inertial propulsion device, one that uses able radius type of device (with attendant eration and deceleration forces that the gearing to accomplish the needed spin Coriolis forces), or the force translations. Why spin translations? needed to accelerate and The traditionalist will tell you that "for decelerate the weights in the every action, there is an equal but opposite variable velocity type of reaction". For linear reactions (e.g., simple — system; as well as that when collisions of the billiard ball type), that is the forces are summed, a net true. However, equal is not always oppo - zero thrust is the result. The site when working with rotary systems and device whirls; it shimmies, angular energy transfers. it rattles and shakes; but, put In a nutshell, the Gyroscopic Inertial _ into a frictionless environ- Thruster (GIT) works by momentarily ment, it just makes vibra- unloading some of the reverse forces onthe tions without going any- centre of mass of the system into the cen- where! tres of mass of the orbitals, storing that Of the two, the variable energy long enough to be released in the radius type of device may proper direction. actually show some thrust, Figure 1 Other devices either don't work, or work _ since the closer the weights are to the axle, the greater its spin (so stor- ing some reverse force). Thus the principle that allows my device to work may actually vindicate many variable radius thrusters. They are not nearly as powerful as my device, though! THE GYROSCOPIC INERTIAL THRUSTER THE THRUSTER SET-UP The GIT is a variable velocity type of thruster, in that the orbitals speed up and slow down about their orbit, giving us a split-force system. The high-speed side of the orbit gives a greater "centrifugal force" at that end, while the energy needed to speed up and slow down the orbital weights generates what is referred to as "circumfer- ential forces"—two half-circle thrust pro- files that will balance or counteract the hoped-for gains of the unbalanced centrifu- gal force. Figure 2 illustrates what I'm talking about. Note that the orbitals are grouped at the bottom (the low-velocity side, in this instance), and the lone orbital at the top is the one going flat out (in a circle, of course) at our high-velocity end. The orbit can be turning either direction—it doesn't matter which, once the orbitals are up to a constant average speed. Figure 3A shows the contact path (top path superimposed on bottom path line) that forces the orbitals to convert their for- ward race (i.e., groove) velocity into spin, the very heart of this concept. The two half-circle arrow trains represent the accel- eration and deceleration forces that the NEXUS - 49 by David E. Cowlishaw FEBRUARY - MARCH 1998