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China, Japan co-Developing an ‘Aerotrain’ with Wings

posted by mrpg on Thursday April 26 2018, @03:05PM   Printer-friendly
from the magfly dept.

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[...] "When the train cruises at its optimal speed of 500 km/h, the energy it consumes is roughly one third of that of current high-speed trains in commercial service and one sixth of the maglev trains," according to Lai.

The new design of an annular spoiler is one of the highlights of the novel aerotrain. Different from the traditional, vertical spoilers which tend to produce unstable airflow, the annular spoiler can increase the lift-drag ratio by 30% to 40%.'

Source: China, Japan co-developing an 'aerotrain' with wings

Meanwhile, in California's Silicon Valley, recruiters - from across the country, with broken English skills - are trying to force everyone to work as a temporary employee, for hourly wages last seen - by everyone except H1-Bs - in the 1990s.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday April 26 2018, @10:57PM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday April 26 2018, @10:57PM (#672368) Journal

    recruiters are trying to force everyone to work as a temporary employee, for hourly wages last seen in the 1990s.

    WTF does this have to do with a train developed by China and Japan?

    My advice: don't work with recruiters...Work only with internal corporate recruiters

    Wrong focus. It is not the "recruiters" that matters.
    Two points as the answer to your WTF:

    • the Silicon Valley didn't** develop anything new in regards with means of transportation - just a new business model. By contrast, China/Japan focus on R&D and efficiency of transport
    • the Silicon Valley proposed business model drives towards casualisation of work (implicit: we are looking to individual drivers) as a way to squeeze more profits. The aerotrain focuses on public transportation

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    ** yes, I know about the driverless car R&D. The "efficiency of transportation" contrast still applies.

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