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TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY PROPULSION CONCEPTS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 6623
Amount: $49,923.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1987
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Po Box 305 - 4845 Millersport
East Amherst, NY 14051
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 GERALD A STERBULTZEL
 (716) 689-0177
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS TO INVESTIGATE AND QUANTIFY IN A LABORATORY VACUUM ENVIRONMENT THE PERFORMANCE OF A KNOWN BUT INADEQUATELY EXPLORED CONCEPT FOR CONVERTING ELECTROSTATIC FIELD ENERGY DIRECTLY INTO A PROPULSIVE FORCE. THE CONCEPT MAY REPRESENT A DIRECT FIELD-VACUUM INTERACTION SCHEME WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING THRUST WITHOUT THE CONVENTIONAL EJECTIVE EXPENDITURE OF AN ONBOARD FUEL.

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