And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Schienenzeppelin, the train with propeller and airplane engine from the 1930s.
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.
The French want to revive the concept (without the prop) and use maglev on an elevated track that was used for tests in the past. It would be double ended so no turning would be required and it would hold more people. But supporters of the bullet trains are adamantly opposed. Still exists in bad shape because the building it was in was deliberately set on fire.
In a time before noise regs.😂
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ReplyDeleteOne 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.
Huh?
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ReplyDeleteThe French want to revive the concept (without the prop) and use maglev on an elevated track that was used for tests in the past. It would be double ended so no turning would be required and it would hold more people. But supporters of the bullet trains are adamantly opposed. Still exists in bad shape because the building it was in was deliberately set on fire.
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