The Java-Sumatra Aerial Mega-Tramway

• Main Authors: Bolonkin, Alexander, Cathcart, Richard
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2007
• Subjects: General Physics physics.gen-ph; Physics and Society physics.soc-ph; FOS Physical sciences; Bering Strait; Sunda
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.physics/0701099; https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0701099

A mega-tramway based on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java is proposed to span Sunda Strait. The Java-Sumatra Aerial Mega-Tramway (JSAMT) will be self-elevating and will regularly and cheaply launch passengers and cargoes via two conveyor belt-like facilities using standard winged shipping c...