concept for a very high-capacity and high-speed Personal Rapid
Transport (PRT) network. Pictures and informations of this sky
transportation vehicle are showed below.
This SkyTran system operates with individual, two-passenger vehicles,
which are propelled and suspended by a maglev system from overhead
guideways. These are laid out in a one mile by one mile networked grid
throughout the city. A large number of small departure and exit portals
are placed underneath the guideways at approximately every 400 metres
or at every city block.
SkyTran has no fixed routes or timetables. Users can simply enter any
departure portal, get into the first empty vehicle in the queue and select
their destination. The vehicle then speeds up on the acceleration lane and
enters the high-speed overhead guideway.
At the selected exit portal, the vehicle enters a deceleration lane where
the speed is reduced until it stops at the arrival portal. Individual vehicles
are capable of speeds up to 160 kilometres per hour within city limits or
240 kilometres per hour between cities. A very short braking distance
allows a distance between traveling vehicles of a mere 25 metres.
