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

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

Anonymous Cow Herd writes:

[...] "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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• Re:Weee? (Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday April 26 2018, @11:08PM

  by c0lo (156) on Thursday April 26 2018, @11:08PM (#672374) Journal

  As it is not powered by "traditional" fuels, do they get loyal party members on the back to fart in unison?

  That will be a problem with the Japanese side.
  But that's a strong point of the Chinese participation.

  Instead of cow catchers on steam trains, this thing seems to have cow slicers.. Hope they are strong.

  Well now, the Japanese steel and those samurai swords come into play.
  In these Hikikomori days (and a low demand for swords), that's the only chance to keep those swordmakers employed.

  Overall, a project in which both of the sides put on the table something necessary for the project.

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