Hovertrain: Paving the Way to the Future High Speed Trains
About this eBook
A hovertrain is a kind of high-speed train that substitutes traditional steel wheels with hovercraft lift pads. Additionally, the standard railway bed is replaced with a paved road-like surface that is known as the track or guideway. The purpose of the idea is to reduce the complexity of the infrastructure required to install new lines while simultaneously eliminating rolling resistance and enabling very high performance. The word "hovertrain" is more of a general phrase, and the specific vehicles are often called to by the project titles under which they were created. In the United Kingdom, these vehicles are referred to as tracked hovercraft, whereas in the United States, they are known as tracked air-cushion vehicles. In France, Jean Bertin (1917-1975) was the first person to design a hovertrain. In France, these trains were marketed as the Aérotrain until the French government decided to terminate the project.
How You Will Benefit
(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:
Chapter 1: Hovertrain
Chapter 2: Linear motor
Chapter 3: High-speed rail
Chapter 4: Hovercraft
Chapter 5: Transrapid
Chapter 6: Streamliner
Chapter 7: Maglev
Chapter 8: Hovercar
Chapter 9: Surface effect ship
Chapter 10: Aérotrain
Chapter 11: Railway speed record
Chapter 12: Ground effect train
Chapter 13: Development of the TGV
Chapter 14: URBA mass transport system
Chapter 15: Transpo '72
Chapter 16: Turbojet train
Chapter 17: ROMAG
Chapter 18: Tracked Hovercraft
Chapter 19: Krauss-Maffei Transurban
Chapter 20: Magnetic river
Chapter 21: Otis Hovair
(II) Answering the public top questions about hovertrain.
(III) Real world examples for the usage of hovertrain in many fields.
(IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of hovertrain' technologies.
Who This Book Is For
Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of hovertrain.
