Inertial Propulsion Engine, Dean Drives and Davis Mechanics ebook

Inertial Propulsion Engine: Inertial Engine E-2, Top view w PS-1

Inertial Engine E-2 with its power supply, PS-1 – circa 1988. This modified Buehler Drive was an attempt by Steve Hampton to decrease negative phase acceleration in order to bias the oscillator into positive phase momentum. Lessons learned: loss of rotor momentum anywhere within the cycle means death to centrifugal force; also, higher torque is needed to effectively drive the rotors.

Inertial Engine E-3 is considered a high-frequency device, as far as mechanical inertial drives go. It has fewer moving parts than a Dean Drive (thus low maintenance) and could be an efficient source of propulsion for satellites and deep-space probes. Lesson learned: Though E-3 is a viable drive; greater radial vectoring is required to generate sufficient thrust to work against Earth’s gravitational field. Patent Pending.

Inertial Propulsion Engine: Inertial Engine E-4

Inertial Engine E-4 (1992) was Steve’s first Dean Drive. We demonstrated this gem at the now-defunct International Tesla Society’s Extraordinary Science Symposium back in 1995. (At that time it wouldn’t work because we had the power supply internally set on the wrong voltage.) It can pull a load equal to its weight. Though a low-frequency system, Dean Drives can be fine-tuned for maximum thrust and when ganged together, supply the driving force needed for lift against gravity. Lessons learned: Like conventional engines these drives need a load to push, pull or drag; rotor/carriage weight ratio has to be high for maximum thrust.

PS-2 is a regulated power supply for inertial engines E-3 and E-6 with a variable 24 volts DC. It was constructed by Steve in 1989 to deliver up to 4 amperes of current or about 75 watts if needed. The above mentioned impulse engines however, require much less power.

Inertial Propulsion Engine: Power Supply PS-2

“Newton was a brilliant man, we all can agree on that. But he did not elaborate a third derivative of motion in calculus because it was considered inconsequential. And his third law applies only to conceptual systems operating in one inertial frame with an assumed instantaneous reaction. However, when working with real time systems using two or more inertial frames, we’ve proven action and the subsequent reaction are conspicuously not simultaneous. A good one-frame electromagnetic analogy is the rectification of alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) using a full-wave bridge rectifier: AC doesn’t cancel out when rectified so work can be done with the pulsed DC – which is unidirectional in nature: Though the system is inherently balanced, the polarity on one-half the cycle can be reversed as long as it’s done within the critical action time (CAT) of the system. Likewise, there is plenty of time to rectify mechanical oscillators to produce a third derivative of rotary motion as a repetitive source of surge (å). In 1962, after doing extensive research on surge and the Dean Drive phenomenon, the physicist William O. Davis proposed an amendment to Newton’s third law of motion:

Inertial Propulsion Engine: Inertial Engine E-6

Inertial Engine E-6 (1995) is a 2.6 lb, single power source, university physics lab demonstration model that can pull a 4.5 lb load (~2x its weight) at ½“ per second using 13 watts – twenty times more efficient than typical propulsion. This Dean Drive rides on roller bearing wheels and has a black-box cover and load sled. (See opening to "The Dean Drive" next page.) Lessons learned: Increasing rotor mass decreases carriage frequency; multiple cycles are needed to produce high enough frequency and thrust to overcome inertia.

Inertial Engine E-9 (2007) is a 3 lb. recoilless jackhammer drive controlled by an electronic oscillator that will quietly and smoothly impel a load twice its weight on level rails and roller bearing wheels using just 15 watts of electrical power. This “Herman Munster-mobile” is a hybrid rotary-to-linear system - a fusion of E-8’s shifters and the Henry Bull drive of 1935 where time can also be gained in positive phase. Patent applied for.

Inertial Engine E-8 built by Steve in 1996 before he designed and installed the five revisions that finally made it work. Back then, though, it was a monster. Once it fired up, it would stomp across the floor and set the whole apartment building into vibration so we nicknamed it "Frankenstein". I then suggested to Steve it just needed a little white lithium grease. Afterward, it ran so much smoother - and quieter - letting the neighbors sleep at night while we continued our mad experiments.

Windless Box Kite: Inertial engine E-8 completed in 2006. Steve just wouldn't give up until it either worked or completely flew apart. After solving a bunch of little problems and five revisions, he finally got it running properly. When it was all said and done, it weighed 40 lbs and while running on a bath scale could reduce its weight to an unwavering 13 lbs. It’s very efficient using just 160 watts of electricity. Patented.

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