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This is the cabview of first prototype of experimental Bertin AĆ©rotrain (Skytrain). Commands are like airplane commands but it is really a monorail train ! (See RPN#489066 for external view of this prototype).This air levitation train circulating on a monorail on December 29, 1965. This day, the prototype reaches 90 km / h on a 1 Km track and reached 200 km/h on a longer 6.7 Km track. The levitation lift was provided with by 2 Renault Godini engines (The same as Renault R8 !) with centrifugal fans designed by Bertin. Propulsion, through the three-bladed propeller, was performed with a 260-hp Continental engine. The 6.7 km test track was built between Limours and Gometz-Chatel on SouthWest of Paris. After this validation, Another prototype (AĆ©rotrain 02) have also circulated on this track the following years. This train was exposed on Ajecta Association (who's preserved steam locomotives) during a celebration meeting.
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