The U.S. Air Force has achieved the record for the world’s fastest land speed on a maglev rail.
The U.S. Air Force has achieved the record for the world’s fastest land speed on a maglev rail.
The event occurred on March 4, 2016 when members of the 846th Test Squadron launched a magnetically levitated sled at 633 miles per hour.
The Holloman Air Force Base, where the 2,100-foot-long track is located, recently posted a video of the launch on YouTube.
The piece also features Lt. Col. Shawn Morgenstern who explains, “We use very cold liquid helium to, essentially, levitate the sled via superconducting ma
