Cats-constrained airplane transportation system

Abstract

An elevated high speed ground transportation system adaptable to existing right-of-ways for passenger travel between metropolitan centers utilizing a pair of tubular monorails with aerodynamic and hydrostatic fluid bearings providing low friction and propelled by thrust provided by a self-contained linear gas turbine resulting in a cost effective, safe, all-weather, low maintenance transportation system.

1 . A high speed ground transportation system of the overhead monorail type with cargo vehicle suspended from a fluid bearing wherein the improvement comprises: 
 a. said cargo vehicle containing fluid dispersive means providing compressed fluid to,    b. a fluid emission surface above said cargo vehicle of convex shape matched in spaced configuration to,    c. said monorail inner-surface of concave shape of arc larger than width of said convex emission surface, wherein    d. said fluid emission mass acts to separate said surfaces whereas reduced static pressure caused by increased dynamic pressure of the moving fluid acts to bring said surfaces together resulting in equilibrium separation, thereby providing    e. a high speed transit system of low friction and vehicle lifting capability, of configuration shielding and protecting from adverse weather, wherein in the event of fluid dispersive failure the vehicle comes to a safe stop, construction cost is low because the monorails are constructed of pipe, and maintenance cost is minimized because the vehicle never contacts the monorail surface.    
     
     
         2 . A high speed ground transportation system of  claim 1  wherein said fluid is air and said surfaces are cylindrical.  
     
     
         3 . A high speed ground transportation system of  claim 1  wherein, 
 a. said moving fluid from said aerodynamic fluid bearing issues downward to  
 b. spaces of equal volumes on opposite sides of said support attachment to said passenger cabin whereas,  
 c. said volumes are defined by surfaces comprising the flat sides of said support attachment of fixed structure and vertical surfaces attached to said monorail and corresponding in spaced configuration to said support attachment surfaces whereby the corresponding surfaces act to provide aerodynamic differential pressure and thereby provide,  
 d. rotational stability of said vehicle.  
 
     
     
         4 . A high speed ground transportation system of  claim 1  wherein the improvement comprises: 
 a. a second fluid bearing below said cargo vehicle wherein a fluid emission surface is of concave shape and matched in spaced configuration to,  
 b. a second monorail below said cargo vehicle with outer-surface of convex shape whereby in cooperation,  
 c. said fluid emission thereto said surfaces acts to hydrostatically separate the surfaces, thereby providing  
 d. added vehicle lift and elimination of vehicle rotation around the longitudinal axis of the aerodynamic fluid bearing of  claim 1 .  
 
     
     
         5 . A high speed ground transportation system of  claim 4  wherein the improvement comprises: 
 a. said fluid dispersive means centered between upper and lower air bearings, thereby providing  
 b. minimized torque about an axis transverse to the longitudinal direction of the monorails, low friction for high speed operation, and elimination of vehicle rotation around the longitudinal axis of said aerodynamic fluid bearing.