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Hyperloop One Hits a Milestone: 70 mph and 5.3 Seconds of Magnetic Levitation

posted by n1 on Friday July 14 2017, @09:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the levitating-shopping-carts dept.

MrPlow writes:

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Hyperloop One claims that its prototype ultra-fast train has completed a first full systems test in a vacuum, reaching a speed of 70 mph. The sled was able to magnetically levitate on the track for 5.3 seconds and “reached nearly 2Gs of acceleration,” according to the company.

The test was conducted privately but Hyperloop One offered some video that included footage from testing. Based on that footage plus a few seconds of additional b-roll shared with media, a lightweight skeleton sled uses a linear motor to accelerate, levitates briefly, and then comes to a halt as the brakes are applied.

Hyperloop One was created as an answer to a challenge from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who wrote a white paper envisioning a mode of transportation that would send pods at speeds greater than 700mph using a low-friction environment and levitation using air bearings.

Source: Ars Technica

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  • (Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Friday July 14 2017, @01:08PM (2 children)

    by PiMuNu (3823) on Friday July 14 2017, @01:08PM (#539101)

    The diameter of the tunnel is the crucial factor, not the volume. Maybe that is why you are confused?

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  • (Score: 1) by Arik on Friday July 14 2017, @01:31PM (1 child)

    by Arik (4543) on Friday July 14 2017, @01:31PM (#539104) Journal
    The diameter is not the only thing that's important, and it's you who appears to be confused.

    Also did you watch the video? That tanker-car was about the right diameter, a little small actually.

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    • (Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Friday July 14 2017, @04:36PM

      by PiMuNu (3823) on Friday July 14 2017, @04:36PM (#539186)

      I've seen the video before. So use thicker steel? Reinforcement girders? Don't make the vacuum vessel cylindrical? I mean this is not rocket science!