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Ground-Effect Robot Could Be Key To Future High-Speed Trains
May 11, 2011



By Peter De Keles
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I remember reading in Popular Mechanics around 1965 that I would be flying to work by 1999. Well this new ground effects train may get me a little closer.

Title:Ground-Effect Robot Could Be Key To Future High-Speed Trains
Publication:IEEE.org
Date:05/10/11
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Overview

A ground-effect vehicle takes advantage of this fast-moving air and uses some stubby little wings to fly just above the ground, like a maglev without the mag. This is a tricky thing to do, since you have to control the vehicle more like an airplane than a train.

The plan is that the same technology can scale and power a large commuter rail system called the Aero Train. If this is the future of commuting, we'll be literally flying to work some day.

Oh Oh, 1965 again.

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