Götz Heidelberg
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Götz Heidelberg
Götz Heidelberg (born March 1, 1923 in Bergisch Gladbach-Bensberg near Cologne) is a German constructing engineer and entrepreneur. He is known for the development of Maglev magnetic transportation systems.
He implemented the first functional magnetic vehicle at 1:1 scale at a 600-meter long test track in Ottobrunn.[1] The 7-meter-long vehicle, weighing 6 tons, is now at the Deutsches Museum.
References
- ↑ Glückauf, Zeitschrift für Technik und Wirtschaft des Bergbaus (Sonderdruck), Jahrgang 121 (1985) Nr. 12, 27. Juni 1985, Verlag Glückauf GmbH, Essen, Dipl.-Ing. Harald Spinka, Integriertes Förder- und Transportsystem in Linearmotortechnik und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten für Magnetmotore (in German).
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