Who will win the technology race: VacMagLev, or hypersonic planes?
Who will win the technology race: VacMagLev, or hypersonic planes?
I want to travel around the world in three hours, who is gonna get me there first?
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A rich asshole can buy a hypersonic plane for suborbital jaunts.
Vacuum maglev pipes require cooperation from the people whose land you’re going to take via eminent domain.
eminent domain doesn’t require cooperation
It only requires a police force.
Vacuum maglev pipes require cooperation from the people whose land you’re going to take via eminent domain.
Do you think that kills the idea? We have two major cities with 300km of mostly farmland in between where I live, so I'm pretty sure it would be no problem here - if investors would fund it.
the people that own the farmland might object
NIMBYs are always a thing, but based on my local knowledge, I think a deal could be arrived at. There's enough room nobody would lose their house, and most of the land is owned by big farmers that see it as no more than a number on their balance sheet. I mean, there's already a couple highways that are pretty straight.
I don't know how unusual this situation is exactly, though.
You could build them along existing tracks (not that it's a good idea in the first place)
Higher speed trains need much larger turn radius so existing RoW is not suitable. They’re running into the same issue trying to build high speed rail into the SF Bay Area.