LOT delivers Polish hyperloop capsule to Los Angeles

Polish state-owned airline LOT delivered Polish build hyperloop capsule to Los Angeles for a global competition organized by SpaceX. The capsule was designed and built by students of Warsaw and Wrocław University of Technology who formed a Hyper Poland University Team and advanced to the finals. Over thousand teams participated in the event, with only 24 teams taking part in the finals. The Hyper Poland University Team is one of the four European, and the only team from the CEE region who will take part in the finals, which will be held on August 25-27 on the SpaceX’s hyperloop track. The teams will try to reach the fastest speed possible. Test drives will be held in a specially constructed steel pipe of 1.5 km in length and two meters in diameter. The capsule will move in a low-pressure pipe (using magnetic levitation), which will significantly reduce energy consumption. The results of the experiment will be used to develop hyperloop technology, or super-fast ground transportation, which will allow people and loads to move at speeds of up to 1000 km/h.