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  1. flateric

    Soviet MAGLEV projects

    https://www.techinsider.ru/technologies/58629-sovetskiy-maglev-25-let-pod-tsellofanom/ https://www.kp.ru/daily/27365/4547187/ https://habr.com/ru/companies/vk/articles/410545/
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    • cold war maglev magnetic levitation railways soviet union space age ussr
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  2. uk 75

    Could Syd Mead's cars ever happen?

    The late designer and artist, Syd Mead, once reportedly said "I have been trying to ger rid of wheels since 1963". His beautiful floating cars (no ugly rotor fans or troublesome downblast) are as impossible nearly 60 years later, or are they? Probably yes, but if any of you know more?
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    • automotive history cold war electrohydrodynamics ground effect vehicle hovercraft industrial designer jet age maglev magnetic levitation popular culture post-cold war sci-fi science fiction space age
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  3. sublight_

    Elon Musk's Hyperloop concept

    He wants the travel pod to provide levitation (lift) inside the tube via air cushion to cut costs. Loss of lift at 700mph in an enclosed space could get ugly.... http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/hyperloop_alpha-20130812.pdf
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    • 2012 air bearings maglev vactrain
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  4. Grey Havoc

    Startram

    :o I'll let the gizmag article (via Slashdot) speak for itself: http://www.gizmag.com/startram-maglev-to-leo/21700/
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