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The Griffiths Dual-Ring Superconducting Artificial-Gravity Habitat Architecture: Counter-Rotating Magnetic Levitation Design for Long-Duration Deep-Space Habitation

The Dual‑Ring Superconducting Artificial‑Gravity Habitat is a counter‑rotating, magnetically levitated deep‑space habitation architecture designed to provide long‑duration artificial gravity without the gyroscopic penalties of single‑ring centrifuges. The system consists of two concentric toroidal rings: an outer habitation ring with a 100‑metre diameter delivering 0.8 g at a rotation rate of 3.78 RPM,

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Wayne Griffiths
Auckland City, New Zealand
Votes: 4
Views: 43
Aerospace & Defense
May 13, 2026

The Griffiths Free-Flying EVA Logistics Sled

The Griffiths Free-Flying EVA Logistics Sled (NGLS) is a purpose-built EVA logistics vehicle designed to solve a capability gap that traditional astronaut maneuvering units were never intended to address. Systems like SAFER and the historical MMU were built for personal mobility and emergency return, not for transporting heavy equipment, structural components,

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Wayne Griffiths
Auckland City, New Zealand
Votes: 4
Views: 37
Aerospace & Defense
May 13, 2026

Griffiths EM-Governed Hydrogen Aero Engine A No Hydrogen Storage, Field-Gated, On-Demand Ammonia-Cracking Hydrogen Architecture for Piston–Propeller Aircraft

The H2 EM Aero Engine is a field governed, ammonia fuelled hydrogen combustion architecture designed for piston propeller aircraft. It eliminates the storage problem that has made hydrogen impractical for general aviation by cracking ammonia on demand and producing only the hydrogen required for the next combustion cycle. No hydrogen is ever stored on board.

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Wayne Griffiths
Auckland City, New Zealand
Votes: 3
Views: 65
Aerospace & Defense
May 13, 2026

H2EM Jet Engine: Electromagnetic Field Hydrogen Combustion Aviation Turbine

Beyond Whittle proposes a replacement architecture for aviation combustion: an electromagnetic field‑governed reaction kernel that stabilises hydrogen combustion without swirl, without geometry‑anchored flameholding, and without the thermoacoustic and flashback instabilities that make hydrogen fundamentally incompatible with Whittle’s 1940s combustor topology. As the document states, “hydrogen’s ultra‑high flame speed,

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Wayne Griffiths
Auckland City, New Zealand
Votes: 4
Views: 54
Aerospace & Defense
May 13, 2026

Integrated Five-Technology, Four-Layer Active/Passive Defence Architecture for Deep-Space Habitats Including Governed Dust — A Reactive EM Field Architecture for Upstream Capture and Downstream Protection

GRFF v8.0 — the Griffiths Reactive‑Field Framework — is a four‑layer, five‑technology active/passive defence architecture engineered for long‑duration deep‑space habitats operating beyond Earth’s magnetosphere. It addresses the full spectrum of deep‑space hazards: hypervelocity micro‑debris, micrometeoroids, charged‑particle flux, dust clouds, and solar‑particle events. Deep‑space structures face “persistent,

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Wayne Griffiths
Auckland City, New Zealand
Votes: 4
Views: 63
Aerospace & Defense
May 13, 2026

Bio-Inspired Human Flight: Parametric Multi-Feather Wing System

This project presents a bio-mimetic wing system designed for human-scale flight, modeled with 1mm precision in Onshape. Unlike rigid traditional wings, this design utilizes a series of "human feathers" that mimic the skeletal structure and plumage of large birds of prey.​

Key Technical Features:

​Parametric Design: Utilizing Onshape’s variable studios,

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Raja Muhammad Ali Asghar
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Votes: 1
Views: 54
Aerospace & Defense
May 7, 2026

Hybrid-Electric Propulsion for Regional Jets

Subtitle: A Modular Approach to Sustainable Regional Aviation 

Regional aviation is essential for connectivity, yet short-haul flights are disproportionately carbon-intensive. Our hybrid-electric propulsion system offers a practical, scalable solution to reduce emissions while maintaining operational efficiency.

The Challenge

Short-haul flights produce high emissions per passenger.

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Bishnujee Singh
Lynnwood, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 108
Aerospace & Defense
May 2, 2026

Plasma-Excited Microwave Magnetically Accelerated (PEMMA) Drive

Modern aerospace faces a fundamental propulsion paradox: systems optimized for atmospheric flight are poorly suited for vacuum operations, and vice versa. Rockets burn through propellant at enormous cost; electric thrusters offer efficiency but negligible thrust. The result is a fragmented launch-to-orbit pipeline that drives up mission cost, mass, and complexity. The PEMMA Drive,

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Giovanni German
Abilene, United States
Votes: 1
Views: 142
Aerospace & Defense
Apr 30, 2026

Catalytic Ignition Plugs to Replace Spark Plugs

Catalytic Ignition Plugs modernize Mark Cherry’s proven 1990s designs. A prechamber in the plug body admits the fuel/air charge during compression. Trapped shielding gas compresses, then the fresh fuel mixture contacts a high temperature catalytic element. This triggers reliable surface ignition and jets active radicals into the main chamber, replacing the weak, variable spark kernel with fast,

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Sky Huddleston
Bourbon, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 129
Aerospace & Defense
Apr 27, 2026

Human Integrated Dorsal Frame – Coordinated Force Transmission (HIDF‑CFT)

The HIDF‑CFT is an experimental human‑powered force‑transmission system based on a dorsal trunk support point, designed to explore how coordinated activation of the arms, legs, and torso may influence mechanical efficiency. The concept reinterprets the classical ornithopter principle by shifting the external fulcrum from the ventral side of the body—as seen in historical designs—to the posterior side,

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Yrael Rojas Preval
Guantánamo, Cuba
Votes: 0
Views: 355
Aerospace & Defense
Apr 27, 2026

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