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Rocket-Powered Aerotrain

This French concept of a jet engine powered monorail vehicle was first tested in 1969. It could reach speeds up to 185 MPH / 300 Km/h. This video is courtesy of DiagonalView.

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littlep2000 : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

littlep2000

10 votes NegativePositive

269 days 12 hours ago...

I like how the paneling on the track at the very beginning is flapping around, that looks really safe. Also, did they think about anyone that lived within about 4 miles of that having to listen to all the time?

Muufley : LVL 45: VP 5: said:

Muufley

-3 votes NegativePositive

269 days 12 hours ago...

Description says 185 mph, VIDEO says 235 mph.

Pfeil : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

Pfeil

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269 days 11 hours ago...

You can tell the French are assholes. They spelled "experimental" instead of just putting a simple "X" like us cool Amerikans.

69yacko : LVL 29: VP 3.8: said:

69yacko

-2 votes NegativePositive

269 days 10 hours ago...

paneleing ?? looked more like a metal cover from where the lowered it onto the track.

TeflonMonkey : LVL 25: VP 3.4: said:

TeflonMonkey

-1 votes NegativePositive

269 days 10 hours ago...

The panels where flapping around cause of the jet exhaust. they where layered like roof shingles, and the exhaust was going against them, but not the friction of the vehicle., the track might have been concrete with re-bar, and steel paneling.?
who knows, and how safe was that kinda stuff back then anyways..
neet vid, cool vehicle but usless.

Cullum : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

Cullum

-3 votes NegativePositive

269 days 5 hours ago...

Clearly cloth hanging with metal bars in them to help from blowing around, not paneling. Plus I think this thing hovers, using magnets or the jet power.

SOLSTAR : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

SOLSTAR

-1 votes NegativePositive

269 days 3 hours ago...

I`d like to point out that rockets and jet engines are two different things.. and I`m a bit confused on the rocket part.. you can see the intake for the turbine on the front, then they strap this huge rocket on top.. looks a bit silly, all that to get another 100mph?

erico : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

erico

0 votes NegativePositive

269 days 1 hour ago...

a rocket would have been inefficient. Jets operate better at higher altitude. I think there`s a train that using a jet engine or turbine that produces electricity to power the train.

moss197 : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

moss197

2 votes NegativePositive

269 days ago...

MONO!

Hyperian : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

Hyperian

0 votes NegativePositive

268 days 22 hours ago...

rocket would be inefficient because the train itself would have to carry the fuel. jet operates just fine on ground level, at higher altitude (depending on how high you`re talking about) only works when there`s enough oxygen. both would generate lot of noise.

SantaAndFriends : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

SantaAndFriends

2 votes NegativePositive

268 days 21 hours ago...

Dude watch your own video.. Could reach speeds up to 235 Mph 380kmph.

torne : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

torne

1 votes NegativePositive

268 days 20 hours ago...

imagine how expensive that thing would be to power it with baguettes and frog`s legs. i think that`s why they stopped production.

kolobok007 : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

kolobok007

0 votes NegativePositive

268 days 13 hours ago...

How did this project ever got approved for funding? It seems like such an unpractical idea.

mrwhiteba : LVL 38: VP 4.6: said:

mrwhiteba

3 votes NegativePositive

268 days 11 hours ago...

two people mass transport

how shit are the french

by this revelation very

s3r4ph : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

s3r4ph

2 votes NegativePositive

268 days 7 hours ago...

@erico

I think you got that backwards, we don`t send jets into space

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