Launched roller coaster
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The launched roller coaster is a type of roller coaster that initiates a ride with high amounts of acceleration via one or a series of linear induction motors, linear synchronous motors, catapults, ti
Blue Fire, a launched looping roller coaster at Europa-Park, Germany
The catch-car of the Rita roller coaster at Alton Towers
Linear motor
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A linear motor is an electric motor that has had its stator and rotor "unrolled", thus it produces a linear force along its length, rather than a rotational force. However, linear motors are not neces
Launched roller coaster
…roller coaster is a type of roller coaster that initiates a ride with high amounts of acceleration via one or a series of linear induction motors (LIM), linear synchronous motors (LSM), catapults, tires, chains, or other mechanisms employing hydraulic or pneumatic power, along a launch track. This mode of acceleration powers…
This Line 6 Guangzhou Metro train manufactured by CRRC Sifang and Kawasaki Heavy Industries propels itself using an aluminium induction strip placed between the rails.
A linear motor for trains running Toei Ōedo Line
Close-up of the flat passive conductor surface of a motion control Sawyer motor
The Birmingham International Maglev shuttle