@Giantkiller I have often thought that we have approached this problem from completely the wrong perspective. Normally we whirl blades around which beat at the air or build devices belching flames from the rear which we call reactive mass. That is we are always losing something in order to move forward which seems like a primitive way of doing things. As well many experts like to use an interesting analogy in regards to the more exotic theories on mass-less propulsion, that is it is not unlike trying to lift oneself up by pulling on our bootstraps. Which raises the question, why would we pull on our bootstraps when we should be pulling on a region on space, Ah but space is supposedly empty and we cannot pull on something which is supposedly not there or is it?. Now imagine we are standing in place and we reach our hand up and grab onto "space" then climb this region of space not unlike one would climb a ladder, how could this be possible?. First we know that space is not empty and it must be full of energy because energy is continually in transition from one place to another therefore our goal was never to grab hold of an imaginary space which is supposedly empty but a volume of energy inherent in every given space. Which leads to yet another question, what is the nature of this energy we know must occupy any given volume of space? what is energy?, what is volume?, what is space?. I believe part of the answer may relate to what Tesla referred to as "rigidifying space", that is to project energy through a distance of space to modify the properties of another region of space not unlike a laser beam which hits an imaginary balloon a few meters away causing it to expand and this expansion causes an increase in the electrostatic forces of attraction between the balloon and the laser. Now if what we call energy in a volume of space were like tiny balloons expanding and contracting in a wave like fashion then we could modify a portion of a wave in front of our craft and have an effect not unlike a donkey chasing a carrot which is attached to a stick which is attached to the donkey,lol. I believe these thought experiments are interesting and highlights the fact that we have very little understanding in regards to supposedly empty space and what energy is fundamentally. I think it's kind of comical, supposedly mass-less propulsion is impossible because we do not understand it and the fact we do not understand it is the reason it is impossible which is not unlike our little donkey chasing a carrot tied to his tail.
Regards AC
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