Saturday, October 3, 2026

Schienenzeppelin, the train with propeller and airplane engine from the 1930s.

 




3 comments:

  1. In a time before noise regs.😂

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  2. The people chopper

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  3. Set a rail speed record.
    One disadvantage of the rail zeppelin was the inherent difficulty of pulling additional wagons to form a train, because of its construction. Furthermore, the vehicle could not use its propeller to climb steep gradients, as the flow would separate when full power was applied. Thus an additional means of propulsion was needed for such circumstances.

    Safety concerns have been associated with running high-speed railcars on old track network, with the inadvisability of reversing the vehicle, and with operating a propeller close to passengers.

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