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Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by bewbaloo on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @02:43PM (#27897554)
the whole “emergency landing-strip” thing is a myth btw
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Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by Xylakant on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @03:29PM (#27898127)
In the US that’s true (according to Wikipedia), but in a lot of places around the world, landing strips on the highway used to be (or still are) a thing. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_strip
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Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by bewbaloo on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @04:32PM (#27898914)
yeah, i would think that, generally (maybe even universally), the interstate roads in the us are neither wide nor thick enough to support aircraft. i didn’t realise that there are countries that actually did this though; that’s pretty neat.
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