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    9 months ago

    I got an acceleration of 1.5G for the test, did you forget a factor of 2 or something? Still certainly not an enjoyable experience for passengers, but I assume it would accelerate over a much longer distance if a full track was built.

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        9 months ago

        Adding in Earth’s gravity it’s about 1.8G total, applied at a weird angle, which might be too much for some people.

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        Yes, I calculated the acceleration required to accelerate to 387MPH (173m/s) in 1km.
        v^2 = 2ax
        (173m/s)^2 = 2a(1000m)
        a = 14.96m/s^2 = 1.53g