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Tunnel Vision Part III
The terminal and smells of hydraulics and motors are now well behind us and the status console indicates NORMAL operating conditions. It is no longer possible to look at the tube structural support rings as they pass at a rate … Continue reading →
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Tunnel Vision Part II
Just before stepping through the hatch of our five foot diameter bullet, I look behind the craft at the 165 foot diameter fan stretching above and all around me and I realize more than I had ever before, that I … Continue reading →
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Tunnel Vision Part I
(Here is a short short story I wrote many years ago, for your engineering imagination, vision, and assessment. Is this story possible? Can such a wind tunnel really be operated? If not, why? Does it violate some law of physics … Continue reading →
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Tagged ground transportation, high speed, mach speed, mass flow rate, transportation, travel, wind tunnel
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