China Is Developing A Hyperloop Competitor That Would Let People Travel At Speeds Of 4,000 Kmph
The system is being described a supersonic "near ground flight" mechanism.
As the Hyperloop shapes up to be the next big thing in public transport, with companies attempting to set up networks in various countries, China is having none of that.
The country is reportedly working on developing new technology that will speed up their bullet trains to blistering speeds to literally race Hyperloop.
Trains in China right now cruise along at a speedy 350 km/h right now. If the new technology from China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) pans out, those superfast trains will instead be rumbling across the nation at a whopping 4,000 km/h.
The system is intended to operate on something they¡¯re calling supersonic ¡°near ground flight¡±, a similar principal to the magnetic levitation system proposed for Hyperloop by Elon Musk years ago. In the first stage, CASIC hopes to create a network of these flying trains that can move transport people at 1,000 km/h.
The second phase would look at extending those networks and upping the speed to 2,000 km/h. In the third and final stage, those trains will go up to 4,000 km/h, almost five times as fast as the average passenger plane you would catch.
