🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1992Dec19.065254.8562@athena.mit.edu> ankleand@mtl.mit.edu (Andrew Karanicolas) writes:
>A major disadvantage that I see with the flywheel scheme is the amount
>of time it would take to "charge" it up from zero energy.  If the
>flyweel can provide a large amount of output power for a long time,
>then it should take at least the same time to charge it back.  A
>scheme where flywheel systems are interchanged at "fuel" stops could
>alleviate this issue.

If I were a terrorist, I would drool at the thought of being able to
get such wonderful bombs so easily... All you'd have to do is arrange
for the vacuum valve to be opened on command or the magnetic bearing
to be turned off, etc.

BOOM!

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