The Magnetic Moment

We discovered a paper which claims that vertical lift can be created by spinning a toroidal electromagnetic field around a central solenoid which emits a stationary helical electromagnetic field. Allegorically, the force comes from slamming the spinning field into the stationary one. Approaching this with skepticism, we worked to build a prototype that would test this effect.

The F is described by the equation F = mu * delta B, where mu is the “magnetic moment” and delta B is a magnetic gradient.

You can read the engineering methodology paper here…

The result of the experiment was NOT successful. In the end, the coils which formed the toroidal field and the solenoid itself had too little resistance and would lose immense amounts of energy as heat.

Are we saying it’s impossible? For now yes. But maybe someone will come along with better understanding of the engineering. A new design would handle eddy currents, heat loss, and must feature a solenoid with a strong mu (magnetic moment).

If this effect is real, and practically feasible, then we can imagine proper PCB boards that would pulse the induction coils (which were originally referred to as “Bobbins”) in order and with the correct duty cycles to maximize the EM currents in the system.

This science belongs to the future.