Air Cable Transport System

Currently, aircraft are used to move payloads and passengers from one place to other. This method is expensive because aircraft use expensive fuel and have high capital costs. New method for less expensive delivery of payload and people from one city to other city (similar to airlines), or across streams, river, canyons, and mountains, is proposed. The method uses a closed-loop cable path with the propulsion system located on the ground. The system can utilize any inexpensive energy source and air vehicles or cheaper wing containers without expensive electronic equipment. This method is particularly effective for providing an air bridge across straits or mountains. It is less expensive then conventional air transport systems. The analysis provides computations for two projects: airline travel from New York to Washington and an air bridge across Gibraltar. The closed results are for English Channel. The proposed systems can also transfer large amounts of mechanical energy from one place to an earthʹs surface to another with high efficiency.