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Aérotrain - Hovercraft Train

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tags: monorail, bertin, france, 70s

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from : The Aérotrain was a hovercraft train developed in France from 1965 to 1977. The lead engineer was Jean Bertin.

The goal of the Aérotrain was similar to that of the magnetic levitation train: to suspend the train above the tracks so the only resistance is that of air resistance. Consequently the Aérotrain could travel at very high speeds with reasonable energy consumption and noise levels, but without the technical complexity and expensive tracks of magnetic levitation.

Five prototypes were built: 01, 02, S44, I-80 and I-80 HV. I-80 was a full-size 80-passenger car running on 18 km of track. It established the world speed record for overland air cushion vehicles on March 5, 1974 with a mean speed of 417.6 km/h and a peak speed of 430.4 km/h.

This project was abandoned in 1977 due to lack of funding, the death of Jean Bertin, and the adoption of TGV by the French government as its high-speed ground transport solution.

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It's a Queen song called The Show Must Go On.

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