Experimental Results of Hooper's Gravity-Electromagnetic Coupling Concept

TITLE AND SUBTITLE:
Experimental Results of Hooper's Gravity-Electromagnetic Coupling Concept

AUTHOR(S):
Marc G. Millis and Gary Scott Williamson

REPORT DATE:
June 1995

FUNDING NUMBERS:
WU-307-51-00

PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES):
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lewis Research Center
Cleveland, Ohio 44135-3191

PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER:
E-9719

SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES):
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, D.C. 20546-0001

REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED:
Technical Memorandum

SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY REPORT NUMBER:
NASA TM-106963
AIAA-95-2601

SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES:
Prepared for the 31st Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit cosponsored by AIAA, ASME, SAE, and ASEE, San Diego, California, July 10-12, 1995. Responsible person, Marc G. Millis, organization code 5320, (216) 977-7535.

ABSTRACT:
Experiments were conducted to test assertions from Patent 3,610,971, by W.J. Hooper that self-canceling electromagnetic coils can reduce the weight of objects placed underneath. No weight changes were observed within the detectability of the instrumentation. More careful examination of the patent and other reports from Hooper led to the conclusion that Hooper may have misinterpreted thermal effects as his \"Motional Field\" effects. There is a possibility that the claimed effects are below the detection thresholds of the instrumentation used for these tests.

SUBJECT TERMS:
Antigravity; Gravitation; Electromagnetic coupling; Electromagnetism; Magnetic fields; Microgravity; Spacecraft propulsion

NUMBER OF PAGES:
13

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