The transportation wonder "theoretically
What do they mean by "full" test? They tested the system's components[—including the motor, vehicle suspension, magnetic levitation, electromagnetic braking, and vacuum pumping system. They need to know that the components operate successfully as a single, integrated unit in a vacuum.
The significance of the test was that it proves Hyperloop is real, said Hyperloop One. What is more, "By achieving full vacuum, we essentially invented our own sky in a tube, as if you're flying at 200,000 feet in the air," said Shervin Pishevar, co-founder and executive chairman of Hyperloop One.
The vision is that people will be able to move between cities "as if cities themselves are metro stops," as said in the news release.
The video released which shows the test preparation session has its own drama, and a viewer can pick up the tension knowing all the time spent in thinking and engineering Hyperloop One's test flight.
"Power electronics, confirm ready for test...controls,, confirm ready for test...and Test Director, confirm ready for test..."
