600 kmph MonoRail on Air bearing NOT on Magnet [] No Rail, No Wheels for Wagons.?

Question

No Rails, No wheels for wagons
Friction Drive wheels for Engine only
On Air bearing NOT on Magnet
500 GRT MonoRail 600 kmph 800 Pass
12,000 hp 80 Lit Volume Andy Engine
Fare $ 1/100 km GL Track

800 Pass wagons 14 no at 60 each
No Rails, No wheels for wagons FLAT Track
Braking,Steering-effect [centrifugal] accounted
12 m Long, 2.5 m Wide, 0.15 m Air cushion
VOLUME=14*12*2.5*0.15= 63 ***
At 0.2 kg/sqcm,
Load bearing=0.2*12*2.5*10=60T
*10 Tons/sqm/kg/sqcm

air cushion Volume= 14*12*2.5*0.15= 63 ***

air cushion Volume= 14*12*2.5*0.15= 63 cubic M

Load Bearing / Wagon at 0.2 kg/sqcm[g]
= 0.2*12*2.5*10 = 60 Tons
Total load=60*14= 840 Ton< 500 Tons

Answer 1

First thought of by science fiction writer Robert Heinlein in his book Glory Road.

Answer 2

good thinking!

i remember reading something about this... if my memory serves me well, it's future-tech.

the only problem with air-bearings (air cushions actually) is that level ground is required, and they are still prone to vagaries of weather. without ground-friction, or protection from horizontal wind, there's a good chance they can get easily blown off their set trajectory. a counter system to keep them on track would double their weight...

in theory, if they had a tracking similar to a mag-lev, but shielded, they could run inside these tunnel like tracks at incredible speeds...

very exciting... but it's still way in the future...

Answer 3

It's already been done. They're called "cargo planes", used most often by Fed Ex, UPS and DHL. They just haven't figured out how to couple them up yet, and they do use wheels for take-off and landing.

Answer 4

...good for you. did you think about the enormous air compressors required to lift that thing?

Answer 5

Where is the question here?

Answer 6

Id crap my self!!!