Re: Fuel, Ramjets, and the Darwin Awards (was Re: in 'defense' of FT missiles... ;-) )

Okay, this may be getting beyond the simple effects of FT simulation,
but I 
think the field is HUGE and WEAK.  It might grab some molecules, but
nothing 
very big.

I also believe that in some versions of it, you had to keep tuning the
field 
strength if it seemed to be pulling in anything much heavier than
hydrogen, 
because things compacted down to fissionable size before reaching the
fusion 
chamber and because asymmetry of the reaction in the fusion chamber was
very 
dangerous.  I guess it was a wonderful energy source but in a relatively

unstable equilibrium / low safety margins.

Just IIRC, of course.

Tom
Tom + Dana McCarthy