A fixed-wing aircraft has already flown using ionic wind instead of propellers, combustion, or fuel exhaust.
Electric fields ionize air, accelerate charged particles, and push neutral molecules into a steady thrust stream.
The same electrostatic principle also drives ion thrusters that move spacecraft through vacuum for long-duration missions.
Interesting Things with JC 1646: "Electrostatic Propulsion"
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