Switzerland to test ‘hyperloop’ train technologies
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Re: Switzerland to test ‘hyperloop’ train technologies
#2If the drawing has the correct scale, it looks like you will have to lie down going through the tube. Futurama-esk.
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#5If the drawing has the correct scale, it looks like you will have to lie down going through the tube. Futurama-esk.
I think that's just a depiction of the three kilometer test track.
Re: Switzerland to test ‘hyperloop’ train technologies
#6Swissmetro [1] was a precursor concept publicized in 1993 [2], abandoned by 2009.
[1] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255792073_Swissmetr...
[2] PDF link to English-language report at the bottom of the page: http://www.bfe.admin.ch/dokumentation/energieforschung/index...
Re: Switzerland to test ‘hyperloop’ train technologies
#7Back in the 70s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissmetro https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissmetro
[Corrected, with thanks! I hadn't read the German-language wikipedia page, and I don't recall hearing about the roots of the idea when it was in the news by 1993.]
A research and development project was funded and launched in the 90s, while the initial concept is credited to Swiss engineer Rodolphe Nieth in 1974.
Re: Switzerland to test ‘hyperloop’ train technologies
#8Back in the 70s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissmetro https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissmetro
[Corrected, with thanks! I hadn't read the German-language wikipedia page, and I don't recall hearing about the roots of the idea when it was in the news by 1993.] A research and development project was funded and launched in the 90s, while the initial concept is credited to Swiss engineer Rodolphe Nieth in 1974.
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#9The Dubai-Abu Dhabi hyperloop had a lot more potential.[1] Flat undeveloped desert along most of the route, the best case for a tube train. But the UAE government is backing off on support.
Nobody really wants to build Musk's hovercraft-like system. They're all maglev in vacuum systems.
Meanwhile, Japan's JR continues to tunnel for the Tokyo-Nagoya maglev. They have 42km of working track and rolling stock. It's expensive, but it's very real.
Re: Switzerland to test ‘hyperloop’ train technologies
#10If the drawing has the correct scale, it looks like you will have to lie down going through the tube. Futurama-esk.
Since both accelerating to 900kmh on such a short track and decelerating will involve multi-g forces, maybe this will be the most comfortable travel position.