Aérotrain I80 - Music by Jean-Jacques Perrey “Berceuse pour un bébé robot“

The Aérotrain was a Hovertrain developed in France from 1965 to 1977. The lead engineer was Jean Bertin (1:58). • 7 July 1969: the Aérotrain I80 prototype for 250 km/h is presented to the public. • September 1969: tests start with Aérotrain I80 on the Orléans test track. 250 km/h is attained on the 13th. • October 1973: Reconstruction of the Aérotrain I80 for 350 km/h as the I80 HV. • 22 March 1992: A fire destroys the Aérotrain I80 HV and the hangar at Chevilly. After clean-up operations, only the platfor