Methods and apparatus for a magnetic propulsion system

A propulsion system, comprising:

• a fan blade housing;
• a plurality of fan blades within the fan blade housing;
• one or more rows of permanent magnets, affixed to the outside of the fan blade housing;
• one or more fan blade bearings;
• one or more magnetic devices affixed to the one or more fan blade bearings and corresponding to the one or more rows of permanent magnets, the magnetic devices configured to cause the permanent magnets to be propelled forward in the same direction, thereby causing the fan blade housing to which they are attached, and the fan blades within, to spin;
• and
• wherein each of the one or more magnetic devices comprises:
• a base including an upper surface, a lower surface, and an inner wall and an outer wall that are sandwiched between the upper surface and the lower surface, wherein the upper surface includes a first opening defined by the upper edge of the inner wall, the lower surface includes a second opening defined by the lower edge of the inner wall;
• and
• a set of magnets placed to cover a portion of the inner wall, wherein each of the magnets is positioned such that an axis of the magnet connecting the north pole and the south pole of the magnet forms an angle with respect to the upper and lower surfaces.