I don't see it coming to a mass-production car, maybe a turbine-propelled one would make more sense nowadays.
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Originally Posted by Cobb
Screw the cars, now an air train, thats front page news.  Trains doesnt have much traction, thats why they are soo efficient. They use sand to air in starting off and braking as traction is soo limited due to what little contact all that weight makes with the rails and wheels.
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I wonder if the propeller could even help to improve braking, let's say, if it could be easily reversed in order to act as an aerodynamic brake.