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Appleton Layer

jerryyu
in Chemistry

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can we harness the energy of the appleton layer due to its high concentration of free electrons and ions?

Perhaps. I guess it could be possible...Nikola Tesla wanted to build towers that would take energy from the ionosphere or something like that...Though a tower that high would be difficult to build...

Edited by ProcuratorIncendia

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how about an airplane? couldn't we fly an airplane to that level and then used that energy to power the airplane?

 

or something like that

Maybe...I don't really see the point in that though. I doubt the power is significant [though I could be wrong], most energy used by planes is in take off, and Most planes fly in the troposphere and stratosphere. The world record is 112km high in a plane. Thats only the lower part of the thermosphere/ionosphere.

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