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MagLev World Record

49th Wing

March 4, 2016 | 1:29

With the flick of a spark the 846th Test Squadron's magnetically levitated sled system, or MagLev, broke a world record. Followed by a plume of smoke, the rocket propelled sled zipped down the 2,100 foot track at 633 miles per hour.

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