Elon Musk's Hyperloop was a fiasco. Now China has one, although it goes

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There are many projects with a Hyperloop as the protagonist that have fallen on deaf ears or are on stand-by . But China is joining the party and has just completed the first tests with this transportation technology that seeks to send goods and people in capsules through a vacuum tube at 1,000 km/h. Named T-Flight and conceived by defense contractor China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC ) , construction began in spring of last year. At the moment, the conceived section measures two kilometers and is located in the city-prefecture of Datong, in Shanxi province. In these tests it has transported a passenger capsule. Although at a very moderate speed, tremendously far from those 1,000 km/h at which it is intended to transport people or goods.

In Hyperloop you will travel 700 km in half an hour, Elon Musk promised. It is not going to work, the same as when it was invented in 1870 IN MOTORPASIÓN In Hyperloop you will travel 700 km in half an Cell Phone Number List hour, Elon Musk promised. It is not going to work, the same as when it was invented in 1870 Which on the other hand seems complicated given previous experiences with this science fiction system. An example is the one signed by The Boring Company, led by Elon Musk, whose test track has ended up demolished and converted into a parking lot . At 50 km/hy with several unknowns on key aspects According to South China Morning Post , three tests have already been completed with this T-Flight.



On January 14, CASIC signed the last one: the full-size passenger capsule traveled 210 meters at a speed of 50 km/h and levitated on magnets. CASIC has reported that during these tests the critical components operated correctly and as expected: the superconducting magnet, high-power electrical systems, Artificial Intelligence safety controls, wireless communication devices and sensors. However, this medium points out that the defense contractor does not specify in its report whether air has been pumped out of the tube during these tests . Not surprisingly, one of the main challenges of this system is maintaining low pressure inside the tube. And in hyperloops, the air generated by the speed of the capsule cannot move beyond the walls, which means that the pressure and heat increase. If it is not pumped out, it will not only stop operating correctly but can be fatal. In short, hyperloops have a system to create a vacuum, which is essential for this technology.