Hyperloop speculation – launch assist for electric aircraft
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Hyperloop speculation – launch assist for electric aircraft
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Re: Hyperloop speculation – launch assist for electric aircraft
#2Interesting idea, but I don't think it is realistic as air travel, even from a launch tube, I suspect would be under the rules if the FAA, which I'm sure would still require the security ....uhhhh, stuff (?) that we currently have to deal with, so really a very limited benefit.
Plus, if then hyper loop can run along/beside the California aquaduct, I think that would solve the issue of terrain and land purchase. If elon can convince the gov't that the hyper loop would secure the passageway, they might go for that.
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#3I guess Elon Musk does know about stuff like "right of way". Also you might experience difficulties to launch something into the air from an evacuated tube...
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#4Elon Musk said it was nearly impossible to get injured in his system. Which means that any aircraft travel is out, because all it takes is an engine failure to kill everyone on board.
The safety reason is a big reason why I'm going with the underground tubes between LA and SF.
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#5Elon Musk said it was nearly impossible to get injured in his system. Which means that any aircraft travel is out, because all it takes is an engine failure to kill everyone on board. The safety reason is a big reason why I'm going with the underground tubes between LA and SF.
I don't think it can be underground, since Musk said it would cost $6 billion to build. Also, the plan is to build something similar for east-west coast travel, and underground would be even less possible.
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#6I guess Elon Musk does know about stuff like "right of way". Also you might experience difficulties to launch something into the air from an evacuated tube...
He didn't say the tube were going to be evacuated did he ?
If you are going to put something in the air, evacuationg th lauchpad seem to be a bit pointless.
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#7I've been out of the loop for a while. How long is speculation about the master plan supposed to go on until Musk reveals what it is?
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#8I've been out of the loop for a while. How long is speculation about the master plan supposed to go on until Musk reveals what it is?
Until August the 12th at the most.
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#9Elon Musk said it was nearly impossible to get injured in his system. Which means that any aircraft travel is out, because all it takes is an engine failure to kill everyone on board. The safety reason is a big reason why I'm going with the underground tubes between LA and SF.
I don't think it can be underground, since Musk said it would cost $6 billion to build. Also, the plan is to build something similar for east-west coast travel, and underground would be even less possible.
The other consideration aside from cost is that seismic activity, even minor, can skew a tunnel. (Edit: for deep tunnels, that is. I have no idea about tunnels right below the surface.) That's bad news at high speed. I've given the tunnel approach some thought.[1]
And I keep hearing people trying to apply Hyperloop to coast-to-coast travel, but I don't recall Elon every saying anything about that long of a distance. In fact I recall him specifically talking about "the right city pairs", which implies some kind of distance limit.
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#10After ruling out underground tubes, electric aircraft and coast-to-coast travel, teleportation seems to be the only option left. And I haven't really expected that.