Rapid transit system

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1976-06-23

1977-07-19

Spar, Robert J.

Railways

Fluid supported car or simulated aerial vehicle

104107, 104118, 191 34, B64F 302

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040361470

ABSTRACT:
A transit system for urban and inter-urban use is provided which comprises a plurality of electrically energized helicopters which are tethered to and powered from a pair of rails. The rails are supported in a track structure which is constructed to extend above the normal traffic on the streets and roadways. Power is supplied to each helicopter through a flexible cable which also serves to tether the helicopter to the track and which allows the helicopter a measure of vertical and horizontal movement. The cable is supported on a trolley which moves along the track, and the cable is retractable, so that it moves in and out of the helicopter, or trolley, as the helicopter is maneuvered.

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