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Aero Train by Abe Karem: No More Flight Delays
Saturday, September 27th, 2008 |Tags: Abe Karem, Aero Train, air plane, flying, travel, vertical takeoff
Youngsters who have always watched planes flying above their heads but never actually set in one may think that flying can be a wondrous experience and feel envious of those who always seem to be running to catch a flight. Someone should probably tell them things are not as great as it sounds, with the constant delays, your luggage being sent in the opposite direction to which you are going, and harried passengers screaming to be served first.
Aircraft designer Abe Karem is going to fix one of these important problems for all of us. His design of a vertical-takeoff airplane will ensure that planes never get delayed because of congestion on the runway. The plane, the Aero Train, has twin rotors that would be kept tilted up so that the plane can rise up vertically from its own helipad, and once it reaches an altitude of 50ft, the twin rotors are tilted forward to fly forwards.