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Hyperloops and circular runways

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Hyperloops and circular runways

In Japan they’re constructing a passenger train system that will travel at speeds in excess of 600 kilometres an hour. Now that’s fast, but it’s not fast enough for some. New Hyperloop technology promises the speed of sound. But can a train really go that fast? And why would it need to travel in a vacuum tube?

Also, we meet a man with a revolutionary new approach to runway design. He wants airports to look and function like velodromes, with planes landing and taking off on a donut-shaped runway.

Guests:

Zachary McClelland - project leader, VicHyper, RIMT University

Edouard Schneiders - team leader, Delft Hyperloop, Delft University of Technology

Dirk Ahlborn - CEO and founder, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies

Steve Artis - Director, Ultraspeed Australia

Professor David Levinson - School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney

Hesse Hesselink, Researcher, Netherlands Aerospace Centre

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