Comments on: Sky-Riding Bus (Nov, 1950) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/26/sky-riding-bus/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:33:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/26/sky-riding-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-227626 Charlie Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:15:28 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/26/sky-riding-bus/#comment-227626 Very cool! Thanks Peter. Very cool! Thanks Peter.

]]> By: petestrash http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/26/sky-riding-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-227616 petestrash Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:10:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/26/sky-riding-bus/#comment-227616 there is film of it in operation @ http://www.archive.org/details/NewsMaga00 starts at about 14:10. It was pretty much state of the art when it opened with a line length of 3 miles and a speed of about 8m/s. Peter. there is film of it in operation @ http://www.archive.org/details/NewsMaga00 starts at about 14:10.

It was pretty much state of the art when it opened with a line length of 3 miles and a speed of about 8m/s.

Peter.

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/26/sky-riding-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-200127 Stannous Sun, 27 May 2007 00:38:21 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/26/sky-riding-bus/#comment-200127 First, it is spelled 'buses,' not busses (those are kisses), check it out, any dictionary. And second, doesn't the whole idea of putting the motor in the gondola seem weird? Why add to the weight and get MUCH less power than you would with a ground-based system like every other lift system in the world. And what exactly does the driver do? Watch out for pedestrians? First, it is spelled ‘buses,’ not busses (those are kisses), check it out, any dictionary.
And second, doesn’t the whole idea of putting the motor in the gondola seem weird? Why add to the weight and get MUCH less power than you would with a ground-based system like every other lift system in the world.
And what exactly does the driver do? Watch out for pedestrians?

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