CNN (and John) got me so excited that I am reading the white paper and checking his math: First-semester aeronautics students learn that his proposed speed at 95% speed of sound incurs maximum aerodynamic drag. As for the costs: Tube: from the cost of the Alaska pipeline, adjusted for length and inflation: $16.58 Billion. Track: from Transrapid Shanghai, adjusted for length and inflation: $30.14 Billion. 15 miles of Tunneling: from EuroTunnel, adjusted for length and inflation: $5.045 Billion. Cost of end stations: based on SF Transbay terminal: $4 Billion Total $52 Billion, before he buys any land, builds any car, and proves any concept. He claims High Speed Rail (HSR) is dangerous, and burns more fuel than single unit cars. He also asserts that liner-induction-motor rail is inherently safe, which a fatal accident in Germany has already disproved. teslamotors/blog/hyperloop
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 04:06:14 +0000
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