Jean Bertin's Aérotrain: The Story of a French Genius and His Failure

The idea for Aérotrain was born in the 1950s in the mind of Jean Bertin, who was then running Bertin & Cie. One of his employees, working on engine exhaust silencers, came up with a way for their vehicles to float a few centimetres off the ground.

The Aérotrain

Aerotrains of the Aérotrain family (France)

Aerotrains of the Aérotrain family (France)

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The Aérotrain

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Jean Bertin's Aérotrain: The Story of a French Genius and His Failure

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