Atlanta Maglev - January 2011 |
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Cobb-Galleria
10 miles north of Atlanta. 2011 NSF CMMI conference. www.cmmigranteeconference.org (OK, it's not Honolulu.) |
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Experimental Maglev facility in Powder Springs GA. 20 miles west of Atlanta. |
~1 km test track in Georgia pine barrens. |
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Technical Tour for conference attendees. |
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Maglevin' in the rain! |
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Operator with laptop and joystick. www.american-maglev.com american-maglev.com/amblog |
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Headin' down the track. |
There's our bus, still stuck in the mud. Wonder if we could levitate it? |
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Examining undercarriage. Only lifts about 1 cm. Enough to eliminate friction. |
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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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