Aerobus
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Aerobus is a self-propelled electrically-powered bus-like vehicle riding on a suspended overhead cable. The cable arrangement, similar to a suspension bridge, allows for long spans of up to 600 meters between pylons. The Aerobus system was invented in the late 1960s by Gerhard Mueller of the GMD Mueller aerial lift company in Switzerland[1]. The patents to Aerobus are currently owned by Aerobus International Ltd. of Houston, Texas[2][3].
[edit] Installations
- 1970 First test track in Schmerikon (Switzerland)
- 1975 Test track sold and moved to Mont-Sainte-Anne (Canada) where it stayed in operation until 1992.
- 1974 New test track in Dietlikon (Switzerland).
- 1975 Temporary installation in Mannheim (Germany) with 8 cars and 2.2 million people transported in 6 months[4].
- 2007 Final Approval for construction[5] of a 4.2km long installation carried by 8 pylons in Weihai (China).
