| 摘要 |
An air propelled vehicle including one or more lengthwise arranged and/or articulated cars each defining a longitudinally extending and downwardly opening channel for embracingly receiving a monorail therein of the type including a transversely enlarged upper horizontal portion including opposite side longitudinally extending undersurface portions. Each of the cars includes means for pumping air downwardly into the channel defined thereby in order to form a cushion of air between the upper surface of the monorail and the undersurface of the car. Also, each of the cars includes lower opposite side skirt portions defining the lower opposite side extremities of the corresponding channel and which are supported from the car for swinging movement inward beneath the opposite side longitudinally extending undersurface portions of the monorail, thereby locking each car against upward movement relative to the monorail. Finally, each of the inwardly swingable skirt portions includes roller means which project upwardly therefrom when the skirt portions are swung inwardly and are rollingly engageable with the opposite side longitudinally extending undersurface portions of the monorail.
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