System for increasing the aerodynamic and hydrodynamic efficiency of a vehicle in motion

A system for increasing the dynamic efficiency of a vehicle moving in a fluid medium, comprising:

• a source of microwave electromagnetic radiation at a selected frequency of at least fifty Gigahertz;
• means for transmitting said millimeter wavelength electromagnetic radiation from said source to desired surface portions of the vehicle, said means for transmitting receiving the radiation from said source;
• means for emitting a beam of the radiation outwardly from the desired surface portions in order to heat and ionize the fluid medium thereby reducing mass density of the fluid medium to reduce dynamic drag on the vehicle, said means for emitting receiving the radiation from said means for transmitting;
• means for producing a magnetic field proximal to the vehicle in order to provide a force for propelling ionized molecules of the fluid medium away from the vehicle.

A system for increasing the dynamic efficiency of a vehicle moving in a fluid medium, comprising:

• a source of electromagnetic radiation;
• means for transmitting electromagnetic radiation from said source to desired surface portions of the vehicle, said means for transmitting receiving the radiation from said source;
• means for emitting a beam of the radiation outwardly and away from the desired surface portions and away from the vehicle into the fluid medium so that the fluid medium absorbs substantially all the electromagnetic radiation energy thereof in order to heat the fluid medium thereby reducing mass density of the fluid medium to reduce dynamic drag on the vehicle, said means for emitting receiving the radiation from said means for transmitting, said surface portions adjacent to areas of the fluid medium heated by the radiation;
• means for producing a magnetic field proximal to the vehicle in order to provide a force for propelling molecules of the fluid medium away from the vehicle.

A system for increasing the dynamic efficiency of a vehicle moving in a fluid medium, comprising:

• a source of electromagnetic radiation at a frequency of approximately sixty Gigahertz;
• means for transmitting electromagnetic radiation at the frequency of sixty Gigahertz from said source to desired surface portions of the vehicle, said means for transmitting receiving the radiation from said source;
• means for emitting a beam of the radiation outwardly from the desired surface portions into the fluid medium in order to heat the fluid medium thereby reducing mass density of the fluid medium to reduce dynamic drag on the vehicle, said means for emitting receiving the radiation from said means for transmitting;
• means for producing a magnetic field proximal to the vehicle in order to provide a force for propelling molecules of the fluid medium away from the vehicle.

A system for increasing the aerodynamic efficiency of an aircraft in flight and reducing the incidence and intensity of shock waves produced by the aircraft when flying at supersonic velocities, comprising:

• a continuous wave gyrotron located in a jet engine of the aircraft and positioned for heat exchange between exhaust and intake flows of the engine and said gyrotron for enhanced energy efficiency thereof;
• a pulsed gyrotron located in the jet engine of the aircraft and positioned for heat exchange between intake and exhaust flows of the engine and said pulsed gyrotron for enhanced energy efficiency thereof;
• means for emitting a beam of the radiation outwardly from desired surface portions of the aircraft into the desired portions of the atmosphere proximal to the aircraft in order to heat the desired portions of the atmosphere thereby reducing mass density thereof to reduce dynamic drag on the aircraft, said means for emitting receiving the radiation from said continuous wave gyrotron and from said pulsed gyrotron;
• means for producing a magnetic field proximal to the aircraft in order to provide a force for propelling molecules of the atmosphere away from the aircraft.

A system for increasing the dynamic efficiency of a vehicle moving in a fluid medium, comprising:

• a source of millimeter wavelength electromagnetic radiation;
• means for transmitting said millimeter wavelength electromagnetic radiation from said source to desired surface portions of the vehicle, said means for transmitting receiving the radiation from said source;
• means for emitting a beam of the radiation outwardly and away from the desired surface portions in order to heat the fluid medium thereby reducing mass density of the fluid medium to reduce dynamic drag on the vehicle, said means for emitting receiving the radiation from said means for transmitting;
• means for producing a magnetic field proximal to the vehicle in order to provide a force for propelling ionized molecules of the fluid medium away from the vehicle, the magnetic field having lines of force oriented generally perpendicular to the direction of ion flow over the desired surface portions and to the direction of motion of the vehicle relative to the fluid medium.