“ THE TURBOTRAIN“ 1968 SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT TILTING RAILROAD PASSENGER TRAIN PROMO FILM XD51594a

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit This promotional film shows the TurboTrain (aka UAC TurboTrain) designed by United Aircraft Corporation. The prototype was entered into service in 1968. This concept tilting train was developed on aerodynamic principles and powered by aircraft-type gas turbine engines that would allow it to achieve high speeds. The film shows footage of demonstration runs noting the various innovations in travel the UAC TurboTrain presented. The film opens with the TurboTrain zooming by at speeds over 170mph (:14). Footage follows of a web of highways intersecting over one another (:49). In order to bring the project to light it required two years of research (1:14). A 17 foot model is tested in a wind tunnel (1:22). Workers put together the aircraft type gas type