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Putting aside the technical details associated with operating a hundred miles of superconducting magnets, switching the electro magnets on and off as needed, atmospheric friction etc
Putting aside the technical details associated with operating a hundred miles of superconducting magnets, switching the electro magnets on and off as needed, atmospheric friction etc (technical, smechnical ),
Originally posted by HowardRoark
OK, I have a concept that I would like to kick around for feasibility.
You have no doubt heard of mag-lev trains.
What if you were to build a sort of mag-lev accelerator chute or tube and you ran it up the side of a mountain.
Putting aside the technical details associated with operating a hundred miles of superconducting magnets, switching the electro magnets on and off as needed, atmospheric friction etc (technical, smechnical ),
Would it be possible to accelerate a payload fast enough to reach escape velocity?