Ion wind, ionic wind, corona wind or electric wind is the airflow of charged particles induced by electrostatic forces linked to corona discharge arising at the tips of some sharp conductors (such as points or blades) subjected to high voltage relative to ground.

Nov 21, 2018 · A new MIT plane is propelled via ionic wind. Batteries in the fuselage (tan compartment in front of plane) supply voltage to electrodes (blue/white horizontal lines) strung along the length of the plane, generating a wind of ions that propels the plane forward.

The ionic wind is the creation of movement of air, or other fluids, by means of a corona discharge. It was studied scientifically as long ago as 1899 by Chattock (Ref. 1), although its existence was known even before that.

Nov 21, 2018 · Ionic wind is instead generated by a high-voltage electric field around a positively charged wire, called an emitter. The electricity, often supplied by batteries, makes electrons in the air...

Nov 21, 2018 · Behind a thin white veil separating his makeshift lab from joggers at a Massachusetts Institute of Technology indoor track, aerospace engineer Steven Barrett recently test-flew the first-ever...

An ion-propelled aircraft or ionocraft is an aircraft that uses electrohydrodynamics (EHD) to provide lift or thrust in the air without requiring combustion or moving parts. Current designs do not produce sufficient thrust for crewed flight or useful loads.

Feb 7, 2018 · In a new paper published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers from South Korea and Slovenia has experimentally investigated how ionic wind is caused when charged particles collide...

Jul 16, 2019 · Breakthrough flight -- Adrian Ieta, of SUNY Oswego’s electrical and computer engineering faculty, and the SUNY Research Foundation have applied for a patent for technology that resulted in a...

Nov 21, 2018 · Instead of propellers or turbines, the light aircraft is powered by an “ionic wind” — a silent but mighty flow of ions that is produced aboard the plane, and that generates enough thrust to propel the plane over a sustained, steady flight.

May 10, 2020 · Known by its working name, ‘Version Two’, it’s powered by electro aerodynamics, using powerful lithium-polymer batteries to generate a high voltage that ionises nitrogen in the atmosphere. This creates an ionic wind, where supercharged ions collide into neutral air molecules and charge their electrons to create a silent forward thrust.