Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-15 Thread Mauro Lacy
Harry Veeder wrote: - Original Message From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax a...@lomaxdesign.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com; vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, November 10, 2009 11:18:47 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion At 03:14 PM 11/10/2009, Harry Veeder wrote: Wheteher

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-14 Thread Terry Blanton
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 10:41 PM, Harry Veeder hlvee...@yahoo.com wrote: Yes. I was thinking smaller than the 15kg device. Or is this smallest you can make it given the wavelength of the microwaves?? I'm sure it's optimized for the magnetron frequency. You could make a smaller device with

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-14 Thread froarty572
 Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote To cause an acceleration means to exert a force. Pressure is the term he uses, force per unit area. I agree with Harry that Only a force can cause an acceleration if the law of inertia  is absolutely correct in all situations. However, I think it is dangerous

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-13 Thread Harry Veeder
- Original Message From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax a...@lomaxdesign.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com; vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, November 10, 2009 11:18:47 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion At 03:14 PM 11/10/2009, Harry Veeder wrote: Wheteher or not his theory is coherent

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-13 Thread Terry Blanton
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Harry Veeder hlvee...@yahoo.com wrote: Its is too bad he hasn't made a smaller device. He might find a bigger effect with less power. Did you look at the article from previous discussions on this list: http://www.shelleys.demon.co.uk/fdec02em.htm Terry

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-13 Thread Harry Veeder
From: Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, November 13, 2009 9:47:33 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Harry Veeder hlvee...@yahoo.com wrote: Its is too bad he hasn't made a smaller device. He might find a bigger

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-12 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 03:14 PM 11/10/2009, Harry Veeder wrote: Wheteher or not his theory is coherent and consistent, maybe what he discovered is that the pattern doesn't have to exert a pressure to cause an acceleration. That would make it a truly reactionless drive. What has he discovered? He doesn't show

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-10 Thread froarty572
- Original Message - From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax a...@lomaxdesign.com To: froarty...@comcast.net, vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, November 8, 2009 10:04:25 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion At 09:53 AM 11/8/2009, Frank Roarty wrote: At 1

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-10 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 09:43 AM 11/10/2009, froarty...@comcast.net wrote: Abd, You are correct that Shawyer does not specifically make any claim regarding space-time. My interpretation should have been clearly demarcated. My intent was to suggest a possible scenario where the EM drive might be plausible Not

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-10 Thread Harry Veeder
- Original Message From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax a...@lomaxdesign.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com; vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sun, November 8, 2009 8:28:18 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion At 07:14 AM 11/8/2009, Michel Jullian wrote: The group velocity

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-10 Thread Harry Veeder
- Original Message From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax a...@lomaxdesign.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com; vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sun, November 8, 2009 8:28:18 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion At 07:14 AM 11/8/2009, Michel Jullian wrote: The group velocity

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-09 Thread Michel Jullian
2009/11/9 Abd ul-Rahman Lomax a...@lomaxdesign.com: ... Using a rotational measurement introduced lots of complications, eh? If the device wasn't perfectly balanced on the bearing, if it wasn't perfectly level, it could rotate just from that And even if it was perfectly level, in addition

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-08 Thread Michel Jullian
2009/11/8 Abd ul-Rahman Lomax a...@lomaxdesign.com: ... Suppose the spinning of the assembly was caused by the counter-rotation of the motor shaft and what is attached to it. What would happen when the pump was turned off? The rotation would stop as the pump rotor slowed down and stopped.

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-08 Thread Terry Blanton
For those interested in prior discussions on the emdrive, here is the first: http://www.mail-archive.com/vortex-l@eskimo.com/msg15755.html which references an article from 2002: http://www.shelleys.demon.co.uk/fdec02em.htm with piccys of the early experiment. Terry

RE: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-08 Thread Frank Roarty
At 1:14 AM on , November 08, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote To: froarty...@comcast.net; vortex-l@eskimo.com At 06:07 PM 11/7/2009, Frank Roarty wrote: Abd, I have to take exception with your arguments. The claim is the EM drive is an open system based on Relativity. What does that mean and

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-08 Thread Horace Heffner
On Nov 8, 2009, at 3:14 AM, Michel Jullian wrote: 2009/11/8 Abd ul-Rahman Lomax abd @ lomax design. com: ... Suppose the spinning of the assembly was caused by the counter- rotation of the motor shaft and what is attached to it. What would happen when the pump was turned off? The rotation

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-08 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 07:14 AM 11/8/2009, Michel Jullian wrote: 2009/11/8 Abd ul-Rahman Lomax a...@lomaxdesign.com: ... Suppose the spinning of the assembly was caused by the counter-rotation of the motor shaft and what is attached to it. What would happen when the pump was turned off? The rotation would stop

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-08 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 09:41 AM 11/8/2009, Terry Blanton wrote: For those interested in prior discussions on the emdrive, here is the first: http://www.mail-archive.com/vortex-l@eskimo.com/msg15755.html which references an article from 2002: http://www.shelleys.demon.co.uk/fdec02em.htm with piccys of the early

RE: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-08 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 09:53 AM 11/8/2009, Frank Roarty wrote: At 1:14 AM on , November 08, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote To: froarty...@comcast.net; vortex-l@eskimo.com At 06:07 PM 11/7/2009, Frank Roarty wrote: Abd, I have to take exception with your arguments. The claim is the EM drive is an open system

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-07 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 08:55 PM 11/6/2009, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: In reply to Kyle Mcallister's message of Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:01:47 -0800 (PST): Hi, [snip] Any experiment report indicating that the thing's thrust is different in different directions, or varies depending on some (possibly absolute) velocity

RE: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-07 Thread Frank Roarty
I would rule this one as somewhat plausible. Regards Fran -Original Message- From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax [mailto:a...@lomaxdesign.com] Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 1:57 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com; vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion At 08:55 PM 11/6/2009

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-07 Thread mixent
In reply to Abd ul-Rahman Lomax's message of Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:56:54 -0500: Hi, [snip] First, let me state for the record that I have serious doubts that this device works, however I'm trying to keep an open mind, and envisage a way in which it *might* work. The reason for this is their claim

Re: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-07 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 06:35 PM 11/7/2009, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: First, let me state for the record that I have serious doubts that this device works, however I'm trying to keep an open mind, and envisage a way in which it *might* work. The reason for this is their claim to have measured 16 mN of force and

RE: [Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-07 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 06:07 PM 11/7/2009, Frank Roarty wrote: Abd, I have to take exception with your arguments. The claim is the EM drive is an open system based on Relativity. What does that mean and how does it apply to the emdrive? You can't say free fall in deep space, so that gravitational

[Vo]:Reactionless propulsion

2009-11-04 Thread Kyle Mcallister
V, I'll try this again. In my previous post in the other thread, I made a few points relating to some things being argued, but as is usual, there was no response to what I said whatsoever, save one private message effectively calling me a racist for posting a link to the (I thought) humorous