Atlanta Maglev - January 2011

 

Cobb-Galleria 10 miles north of Atlanta.

2011 NSF CMMI conference.

www.cmmigranteeconference.org

(OK, it's not Honolulu.)

 

Experimental Maglev facility
in Powder Springs GA.

20 miles west of Atlanta.

~1 km test track in
Georgia pine barrens.

 

 

 

Technical Tour for conference attendees.


Maglevin' in the rain!

 

Operator with laptop and joystick.

www.american-maglev.com

american-maglev.com/amblog

 

Headin' down the track.

There's our bus,
still stuck in the mud.

Wonder if we could levitate it?

 

 

 

Examining undercarriage.


Only lifts about 1 cm.


Enough to eliminate friction.

 

One person can push car along.


Required lift power ≈ about 15 hairdryers!


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev_(transport)

Favorite southern Cajun restaurant!

www.pappadeaux.com
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