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Abstract

The given paper proves that the key factors governing the design of the vacuum magnetic levitation transport system are the competitiveness of the new transport system and the safety of passenger transportation. This article draws attention to the similarities of the engineering problems when designing the passenger compartment of the vacuum vehicle equipped with the life support system and the aircraft. It allows using the aviation system design experience for development of a vacuum transport system. As the most similar prototype, the Japanese JR-Maglev high-speed system is considered. The assumption is made that the adaptation of JR-Maglev traction levitation system to the aviation technologies can become one of the directions to design a vacuum magnetic levitation transport system. For justification of this assumption, the layout diagram of the vacuum transport system adapted to the aviation fuselage is provided. The assessment of the energy consumption for the route is given. The vacuum transport system is compared with the airbus A320 in terms of specific energy consumption. The estimate calculations performed under the identical comparison conditions have shown that the vacuum transport system is much more effective than the aviation system.