Researchers at China’s National University of Defence Technology have successfully accelerated a tonne-class vehicle to a record speed of 700 km/h (435mph) within just two seconds on a 400 metre (1,310-foot) magnetic levitation test line, and brought it safely to a stop. The test speed has set a new global benchmark, making it the world’s fastest superconducting electric maglev to date. This same force that flung a sledge down a short track could fling a rocket into the sky. It could even…
That’s not a vehicle, that’s ammo for a railgun!
Not very safe for mom and pop vacation!
So, like… that would kill any passenegers, right? This is just for publicity?
700km/h would be about 200m/s in 2 seconds, so about 10g. Survivable.
I suppose. Enough to make most folks pass out, though.
Vast majority, even.
