Was Valerian Abakovsky ahead of his time?
Jan
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This was an experimental train and from what I have read the experiment was not successful. The train was short, loud, unstable and inefficient. The propeller most likely gave the train a tendency to go airborne.
Here is some additonal info.
Valerian Abakovsky was a Russian inventor who died when his invention, the high-speed Aerowagon train, derailed on a test run, killing Abakovsky and five others. The Aerowagon had an airplane engine and propeller and was designed to carry Soviet officials to and from Moscow. Abakovsky's invention worked fine on the outgoing leg of the test run but crashed during its return to the capital city. Abakovsky was just 26 years old.
Here is some additonal info.
Valerian Abakovsky was a Russian inventor who died when his invention, the high-speed Aerowagon train, derailed on a test run, killing Abakovsky and five others. The Aerowagon had an airplane engine and propeller and was designed to carry Soviet officials to and from Moscow. Abakovsky's invention worked fine on the outgoing leg of the test run but crashed during its return to the capital city. Abakovsky was just 26 years old.
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Something is in error here. Looks like the picture was taken from thisWikipedia site. The car shown is in fact a Railzepplin.
Chris
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Chris
LVHR
Chris is probably correct and the source of my link and picture is in error. If one searches on "Valerian Abakovsky" leads to a Wiki article on the Aerowagon but no picture.
Jan
Jan
Airborne? Dennis, a propellers provide thrust not lift, otherwise ships would be hydroplaning across the water, and windmills would be skipping across the countryside.
quote:Originally posted by Farmer_Bill:
Airborne? Dennis, a propellers provide thrust not lift, otherwise ships would be hydroplaning across the water, and windmills would be skipping across the countryside.
The Aerowagon train did leave the tracks and killed everyone onboard. Propellers do provide thrust but when used on a train changes in the wind thrust pattern could cause lift. This pattern could be influenced by the contruction of the train. Ships don't leave the water as they are relatively slow and heavy but the bow always lifts higher than the stern. "Airboats" using propellers do leave the water though and speedboats skim the water surface and do go airborn on occasion..
Perhaps my info was incorrect but despite the good speeds acheived the Aerotrain idea never went anywhere.
