The Aerotrain was a hovercraft train developed in France from 1965 to 1977. The lead engineer was Jean Bertin. The Aerotrain could travel at very high speeds with reasonable energy consumption and noise levels, but without the technical complexity and expensive tracks of magnetic levitation.
Five prototypes were built. The Aerotrain I-80 was a full-size 80-passenger car running on 11 miles of track. It established the world speed record for overland air cushion vehicles on March 5, 1974 with a mean speed of 259.48 mph and a peak speed of 267.43 moh.
This project was abandoned in 1977 due to lack of funding, the death of Jean Bertin, and the adoption of TGV by the French government as its high-speed ground transport solution.
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Well, sir, there's nothing on earth
Like a genuine,
Bona fide,
Electrified,
Six-car
Monorail!
What'd I say?
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