STUDY OF THE POTENTIAL OF HOVAIR FOR HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION

The object of the program was to study the potential of the air bearing as a support system for high-speed ground vehicles. The tasks required included analytical investigations of performance characteristics of air bearings, analytical investigations of ride characteristics of vehicles with such support, development of dimensional analysis for experiments, and outlining future research and development requirements. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  General Motors Corporation

  Research and Development Center, 30500 Mound Road
  Warren, MI  United States  48090
• Authors:
  • Jindra, F
• Publication Date: 1968-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 131 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamics; Intelligent transportation systems; Suspensions
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039080
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: C-197-66
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 24 1973 12:00AM