latest toy,
it is a Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation) a transport
method that uses magnetic levitation to move vehicles without touching the
ground, with maglev, a vehicle travels along a guideway using magnets to create
both lift and propulsion, thereby reducing friction by a great extent and
allowing very high speeds,
the highest speed recorded so far for a Maglev was 603km/h 373 mph, but the US Air Force has broken that record, although to be fair it was
not a commercial train, the tests took place at Holloman Air Force Base,
located in southern New Mexico near White Sands Missile Range, the sled,
levitated by magnets, set two speed records in early March, first, the sled
reached a top speed of 513 mph, beating the sled’s previous record of 510 mph,
then, two days later, the sled accelerated to 633 mph down the 2,100 foot
track, the fastest speed recorded for the configuration so far,
so why is the
Air Force making a sled go this fast? Partly just for the science of it, and
partly as a test bed for future vehicles or weapons, like hypersonic missiles.
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