Hovertrain

What Is Hovertrain

A hovertrain is a kind of high-speed train that substitutes traditional steel wheels with hovercraft lift pads. Additionally, the standard railway bed is replaced with a paved road-like surface that is known as the track or guideway. The purpose of the idea is to reduce the complexity of the infrastructure required to install new lines while simultaneously eliminating rolling resistance and enabling very high performance. The word “hovertrain” is more of a general phrase, and the specific vehicles are often called to by the project titles under which they were created. In the United Kingdom, these vehicles are referred to as tracked hovercraft, whereas in the United States, they are known as tracked air-cushion vehicles. In France, Jean Bertin (1917–1975) was the first person to design a hovertrain. In France, these trains were marketed as the Aérotrain until the French government decided to terminate the project.

How You Will Benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Hovertrain

Chapter 2: Linear motor

Chapter 3: High-speed rail

Chapter 4: Hovercraft

Chapter 5: Transrapid

Chapter 6: Streamliner

Chapter 7: Maglev

Chapter 8: Hovercar

Chapter 9: Surface effect ship

Chapter 10: Aérotrain

Chapter 11: Railway speed record

Chapter 12: Ground effect train

Chapter 13: Development of the TGV

Chapter 14: URBA mass transport system

Chapter 15: Transpo '72

Chapter 16: Turbojet train

Chapter 17: ROMAG

Chapter 18: Tracked Hovercraft

Chapter 19: Krauss-Maffei Transurban

Chapter 20: Magnetic river

Chapter 21: Otis Hovair

(II) Answering the public top questions about hovertrain.

(III) Real world examples for the usage of hovertrain in many fields.

(IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of hovertrain' technologies.

Who This Book Is For

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of hovertrain.