Monday, 18 December 2017

Virgin Hyperloop One sets new speed record

Virgin Hyperloop One's new speed record was set using an unmanned prototype travel pod

Virgin Hyperloop One announced that it set a new speed record at its DevLoop test center outside of Las Vegas. During its third test phase, which was completed on December 15, an unmanned test pod reached a speed of nearly 387 km/h (240 mph) while running through an evacuated cylinder depressurized to 0.0002 atmospheres (0.003 lb/in²) or the equivalent to an altitude of 200,000 feet (37 mi, 61 km) above sea level.

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