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Re: Stopping streamliners

To: landspeedracer <landspeedracer@msn.com>
Subject: Re: Stopping streamliners
From: Mike Meierle <mike.meierle@alcatel.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:38:08 -0800
I've been waiting for that one to come up, stretch out some cable, Naww, forget
it... High maintenance on the salt....


Mike M.

landspeedracer wrote:

> Chuck
>
> Now this would be an eye popper.
>
> John
>
> >
> >    If we can stop a 175,000 Lb. aircraft going 140 MPH on a 3500 foot
> > airstrip we oughto be able to stop a 4000 Lb. streamliner going 400 MPH.
> > It'd certainly be a good emergency stopping measure, and if it works well
> > it could add a measure of safety to every streamliner run.  Guys like Dave
> > and Mayf would have to work out the technical aspects of such a system
> {snip}

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