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> unsure if that is a constant or if that is simply right at the very beginning. If the top speed is 700mph then you'd have 142 seconds of 0.5 g acceleration
by mason55 13y ago
> unsure if that is a constant or if that is simply right at the very beginning.
If the top speed is 700mph then you'd have 142 seconds of 0.5 g acceleration to get to top speed. How often you'd be accelerating or decelerating would depend on how many intermediate stations there are.
- jarek 13y agoCurves are also specced for 0.5g. That will account for quite a bit more of the total acceleration time than just speeding up and slowing down.