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Sky. Tran ™ Personal Maglev Transporters™

Sky. Tran Features l Sky. Tran vehicles are waiting for you whenever you need one. l A Sky. Tran vehicle takes you non-stop to your destination from 25 to 100 mph. l Sky. Tran is quiet and energy efficient. l Sky. Tran provides privacy, safety, and personal freedom like a car. l Sky. Tran is Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)

Low Cost Modular Design Small Personalized Vehicles Inexpensive Portals Lightweight Guideways Standard Utility Pole Supports

How Sky. Tran Works Vehicles exit the high speed guideway before slowing… …then descend to the off line portal closest to your selected destination Traffic NEVER slows down while ON the high speed guideway! Non-stop travel

One lane of non-stop Sky. Tran guideway provides the same hourly capacity as a three lane freeway 8 ft. Clearance Sky. Tran structures do not obstruct cars, pedestrian any surface traffic.

Key Technology Propelled by standard electric Linear Synchronous Motors (LSM). Proven, passive Mag. Lev technology replaces wheels. Mag. Lev & LSM results in 200+ MPG energy efficiency Only one moving part…Virtually No Maintenance.

On-site Assembly Uses 4 Basic Parts • Guideway • Vehicle • Portal • Poles Designed for low cost and fast installation Cost: <$10 Million per mile

Sky. Tran Is A Network Sky. Tran takes you anywhere a car can go.

Scales Up To A Network Crossing traffic at different levels prevents collisions.

Using Sky. Tran Comfortable entry and exit

Sky. Tran disappears into the cityscape No expensive, destructive right-of-way Minimum visual impact compared to anacquisitions equivalent required, existing sidewalks capacity threejust laneeasements highway oron a lower capacity light rail Nonstop Guideway Parked vehicles waiting for you Boarding portal

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Comparison of 25 Mile Commute MODE AVERAGE SPEED RIDE TIME Local Bus 10 MPH 150 minutes Light Rail 15 MPH 100 minutes Commuter Rail 30 MPH 45 minutes Auto 40 MPH 37 minutes Sky. Tran 100 MPH 15 minutes Sky. Tran No wait, non-stop, no hassle!

Sky. Tran Safety Features • Elevated Guideway No possibility of collisions with cars, trucks, pedestrians, children, animals or road debris. • In-line travel on a single lane Constant spacing and speed sensing for collision avoidance is simple. No dangerous passing & arbitrary lane changing. • No derailments Impossible to derail. Also, cannot slide out of control in rain, ice or snow. All Weather Operation • Emergency braking High-g emergency braking. Sky. Tran can safely stop 10 times faster than a car. 40, 000+Auto Deaths In U. S.

Sky. Tran Reduces Air Pollution

Gate to City Service Sky. Tran is small! Boarding structures can be placed within 200 feet of each and every airline’s arrival gates. EXAMPLE: Deplane and Arrival on be on your United way to the Airlines city in 60 seconds

Sky. Tran Doesn’t Replace Cars l Sky. Tran handles majority of commuter traffic l Sky. Tran doesn’t replace car for family trips l Sky. Tran doesn’t replace a trip to Home Depot

Sky. Tran Summary More affordable than driving Super low maintenance Faster than auto, bus or light-rail Safer than any other transit mode More energy efficient = 200 mpg No air or noise pollution Minimal land/environmental impact

Doug Malewicki, Inventor Stanford University Master of Science Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering Apollo Program Lunar module design & test B-1 Stealth Bomber Composites Expert DARPA Contractor Advanced Morphing Wing UAVs Robosaurus

Who’s Who of Top Technical Support Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Dr. Richard Post Inventor of “Passive Maglev” Technology Maglev Guideway Development Scaled Composites Burt Rutan Inventor of first plastic compsoite spacecraft and first to privately launch a man into space. Vehicle Design & Engineering Advanced Digital Manufacturing Vehicle Prototype Development

Sky. Tran ™ Personal Maglev Transporters™