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To: TobagoJack who wrote (35232)6/21/2003 3:36:08 AM
From: Maurice Winn  Read Replies (1) of 74559
 
Jay, I suppose they have a website where I could get the gory details, but I wonder if the Maglev train actually flies rather than be supported by magnetic field. A moment's reflection suggests that flying wouldn't be a good idea because that would cause major air turbulence in the way of wing vortices and wake.

Better to have it super-streamlined and sitting on magnetic fields, preferably superconductor type for low energy consumption.

However they do it, it certainly suggests China is not a coolie, rickshaw, rice-paddy, backwater of 19th century revolution and class war. Sure, the train was Made in Germany, but just as the USA has bought talent over the decades, China might as well do the same.

They must have some good electronics to maintain altitude without bouncing. Just as CDMA could only work when processing power was good enough, the control systems on such a Maglev must involve some high performance gear and multiple redundancy.

Mqurice
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