Electric trains can get their power from below thetrain or above it. Some electric trains run on tracks that have three rails instead of two. The outside tracks are for the train’s wheels and the middle one has electricity running through it. These trains have sliding shoes that are located on the bottom of the train. A railway electrification system supplies electric power to railway trains and trams without an on-board prime mover or local …
Category Archives: Transport Technology
5th generation jets.
A fifth-generation jet fighter is a jet fighter classification used around the world that encompasses the fighter technologies developed during the first part of the 21st century. As of 2019 these are the most advanced aircraft. The exact characteristics of fifth-generation jet fighters are controversial and vague, with Lockheed Martin defining them as having all-aspect stealth even when armed, low-probability-of-intercept radar(LPIR), high-performance airframes, advanced avionics features, and highly integrated …
hottest cruise line
Three of North America’s biggest cruise lines – Carnival, Norwegian and Princess – will unveil new vessels in 2019. But while the ships will be new, they’ll look strikingly familiar. All three will be sisters to existing vessels. Also rolling out a sibling to an existing ship will be Europe-based MSC Cruises. MSC will have two …
SMART TRUCKS
Tablets, smartphones, and apps get all of the attention in tech these days. And, we all know BMW and Audi make incredibly high-tech sedans. Yet, over the past two years, automakers have started adding some surprising tech features to trucks. One model can lower itself to help passengers step inside and to make it easier …
pilotless aircraft
An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a powered, fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurations. The broad spectrum of uses for airplanes includes recreation, transportation of goods and people, military, and research. Worldwide, commercial aviation transports more than four billion passengers annually on airliner and transports more than 200 billion tonne–kilometres of cargo annually, which is less than 1% …
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