Research Test Vehicle 31

Research Test Vehicle 31

Research Test Vehicle 31 was a hovercraft-type vehicle which was guided by a track. The propulsion was provided by a linear induction motor. It was the product of Professor Eric Laithwaite and the Government backed Tracked Hovercraft Ltd, in the late 1960s.

A 5 km test track was built at Earith, Cambridgeshire, England, along the terrace between Old Bedford River and New Bedford River. The test vehicle is currently on display at Railworld near Peterborough.

External links

* [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel4/2222/15787/00730806.pdf?arnumber=730806 Eric Laithwaite]
* [http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/viewarticle2.aspx?sectionid=845&ArticleID=668970 Article] .
* [http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ca14/ALYCIDON%20RAIL/INFORMED%20SOURCES%20ARCHIVE/INF%20SRCS%202005/Informed%20sources%2004%202005%20p3.htm MagLev seeks UK Takeoff] .
*http://www.keelynet.com/gravity/laithobi.htm


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