SkyTran ™ Personal Maglev Transporters ™

1. SkyTran™ Personal Maglev Transporters™

2. SkyTran Features • SkyTran vehicles are waiting for you whenever you need one. • A SkyTran vehicle takes you non-stop to your destination from 25 to 100 mph. • SkyTran is quiet and energy efficient. • SkyTran provides privacy, safety, and personal freedom like a car. • SkyTran is Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)

3. Low Cost ModularDesign Small Personalized Vehicles InexpensivePortals LightweightGuideways Standard Utility Pole Supports

4. How SkyTran Works Vehicles exit the high speed guideway before slowing… …then descend to the off line portal closest to your selected destination Traffic NEVER slows down while ON the high speed guideway! Non-stop travel

5. 8 ft.Clearance One lane of non-stop SkyTran guideway provides the same hourly capacity as a threelane freeway SkyTran structures do not obstruct cars, pedestrian any surface traffic.

6. Key Technology Propelled by standard electric Linear Synchronous Motors (LSM). Proven, passive MagLev technology replaces wheels. MagLev & LSM results in 200+ MPG energy efficiency Only one moving part…Virtually No Maintenance.

7. On-site Assembly Uses 4 Basic Parts • Guideway • Vehicle • Portal • Poles Designed for low cost and fast installation Cost: <$10 Million per mile

8. SkyTran Is A Network SkyTran takes you anywhere a car can go.

9. Scales Up To A Network Crossing traffic at different levels prevents collisions.

10. Using SkyTran Comfortable entry and exit

11. SkyTran disappears into the cityscape Minimum visual impact compared to an equivalent capacity three lane highway or a lower capacity light rail No expensive, destructive right-of-way acquisitions required, just easements on existing sidewalks Nonstop Guideway Parked vehicles waiting for you Boarding portal

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13. Comparison of 25 Mile Commute MODEAVERAGE SPEEDRIDE TIME Local Bus 10 MPH 150 minutes Light Rail 15 MPH 100 minutes Commuter Rail 30 MPH 45 minutes Auto 40 MPH 37 minutes SkyTran 100 MPH 15 minutes SkyTran No wait, non-stop, no hassle!

14. 40,000+Auto Deaths In U.S. SkyTran Safety Features • Elevated GuidewayNo possibility of collisions with cars, trucks, pedestrians, children, animals or road debris. • In-line travel on a single laneConstant spacing and speed sensing for collision avoidance is simple. No dangerous passing & arbitrary lane changing. • No derailmentsImpossible to derail. Also, cannot slide out of control in rain, ice or snow. All Weather Operation • Emergency brakingHigh-g emergency braking. SkyTran can safely stop 10 times faster than a car.

15. SkyTran Reduces Air Pollution

16. Gate to City Service SkyTran is small! Boarding structures can be placed within 200 feet of each and every airline’s arrival gates. EXAMPLE: Arrival on United Airlines Deplane and be on your way to the city in 60 seconds

17. SkyTran Doesn’t Replace Cars • SkyTran handles majority of commuter traffic • SkyTran doesn’t replace car for family trips • SkyTran doesn’t replace a trip to Home Depot

18. SkyTran Summary • More affordablethan driving • Super lowmaintenance • Fasterthan auto, bus or light-rail • Saferthan any other transit mode • Moreenergy efficient = 200 mpg • No air or noisepollution • Minimal land/environmental impact

19. Doug Malewicki, Inventor Stanford University Master of Science Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering Apollo Program Lunar module design & test B-1 Stealth Bomber Composites Expert DARPA Contractor Advanced Morphing Wing UAVs Robosaurus

20. Who’s Who of Top Technical Support Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Dr. Richard Post Inventor of “Passive Maglev” Technology Maglev Guideway Development Scaled Composites Burt Rutan Inventor of first plastic compsoite spacecraft and first to privately launch a man into space. Vehicle Design & Engineering Advanced Digital Manufacturing Vehicle Prototype Development

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