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It’s a 20+-mile long rocket sled built out in the desert. Except it uses maglev for the propulsion and regenerative braking. The car is modeled after the X1. A turntable at both ends allows the riders to exit and board while the car is tuned around.
Rocket Sled
http://www.meggafla...10%20flashbulbs.htm
[Sandia Nat'l Labs] [Letsbuildafort, Oct 04 2004]
Sandia National Labs Testing Site
http://www.sandia.g.../overview/tp25.html
mmm - rockety [Letsbuildafort, Oct 04 2004]
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I'm torn between wanting to go mach one and not wanting to walk 20 miles back to my car. |
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With the recent retirement of the Concorde, this would again allow civilians to reach Mach 1. I'm sure there would be a market for it, but I'd hate to see the insurance paperwork that would be necessary. |
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[krelnik] no special insurance needed to travel twice as fast on Concorde, so as long as its all tested, I see no particular issue with a Mach1 Theme park ride. |
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Sign me up - I wanna go faaaaster! |
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The ride should look like an
ordinary car on an ordinary road -
i.e. all the cunning maglev stuff
should be hidden. Oh the joy of
passing a 50mph speed limit sign
at 600mph! |
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Maybe you could do it in a tower. It would only need to be 5.5 km (3 miles) high. Ignoring stopping distance. That would be cool. |
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Let 'em hit a block of concrete at the end of the ride. That will teach 'em how much it can hurt if you go too fast. |
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At the end of the day you can also sell a lot of nice cars, straight from the parking lot. |
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