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Old July 23rd 05, 12:14 AM
Jim Chinnis
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Joseph Oberlander > wrote in part:

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>Bill Putney wrote:
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>> Did anyone hear the report I heard the other day on the radio about some
>> research being done (somewhere in S.A. I think) into using compressed
>> air to power a vehicle.

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>Been done. Several years ago in France. Works quite well, too.


Many energy storage methods have been tried over the years. In the
70s, engineers thought that new ceramic materials might make
flywheels capable of sufficient energy density. They were wrong.
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Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA
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