The MH370 Tech Nobody’s Talking About

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Summary

Ashton Forbes discusses MHD (magneto-hydrodynamic) power extraction technology for hypersonic vehicles, tracing its development from the 1980s-2000s. He analyzes a 2011 paper on hypersonic vehicle MHD power extraction using shock wave thermal ionization at speeds below Mach 10. The system uses convergent inlets to create strong normal shocks that heat alkali-seeded air to ionization temperatures, generating over 1 megawatt per meter from a 50cm inlet. Forbes connects this to the 'Ajax' program and Professor Paul Siz's research on hypersonic aircraft. He proposes that plasma orbs in MH370 videos are essentially flying MHD generators - engines that use motion through air to compress plasma and generate gigawatts of electrical energy. The technology creates plasma sheaths (air spikes) that reduce drag by half while generating thrust and power simultaneously.

Key Claims (6)

Strong

Plasma orbs are MHD generators that produce free energy from motion through air compression

Evidence: 2011 paper on MHD power extraction, Ajax program research, Paul Siz statements

Definitive

MHD generators can produce over 1 megawatt per meter from a 50cm inlet

Evidence: 2011 paper showing 1+ MW/m generation at 20-40km altitude with 50cm inlet

Strong

Plasma sheaths (air spikes) reduce aircraft drag by half

Evidence: Research showing plasma torch in front of craft reduces shock wave strength by 50%

Strong

Hypersonic MHD technology existed 30 years ago (since 2000)

Evidence: Paul Siz statement that 6-12 Mach speed technology existed 30 years ago

Speculative

Moving fusion reactors (plasma orbs) are more efficient than stationary ones

Evidence: Air compression through motion creates better pinch effect for fusion

Speculative

Each plasma orb can generate enough power for entire cities (gigawatts)

Evidence: Scaling up MHD power generation calculations, efficiency improvements since 2011