During 1960s the French build and tested a Hovercraft Train concept called Aerotrain
About concept in english
French videos about Aerotrain
Battle Aerotrain vs TVG (in french)
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Some non aircraft/missile drawings from the Vought Archives of a proposed TACV - Track Air Cushion Vehicle. Apparently there as a model similar to this design shown at Transpo '72.
An article on the similar (but built) Rohr TACV is at...
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atlas computer laboratory
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great britain
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united kingdom
The GT1 is a new Russian dual-section freight locomotive of 2 (Bo-Bo-Bo) axle arrangement, with a total weight of 300 tonnes and a service speed of 100 km.h. The prime mover is a two-shaft gas turbine developed by SNTK Kuznetsov from the NK-321 turbofan that powers the Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack...
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