FH-DX-III
SHELL
Pod exterior and pressure vessel. A Carbon fiber composite with aluminum honeycomb core aeroshell designed for the 37 N drag environment of the Conduit. The vessel maintains 101 kPa internally against 100 Pa tube vacuum, with safety factor 4. A passive Halbach levitation skid on the underside interfaces directly with the Flux track.
Outer Diameter
2.6 m
Pod Length
16 m
Pressure Diff.
101.2 kPa
Drag at Cruise
37 N
FH-DX-III Shell — Full Specification
Pod Structure
MaterialCarbon fiber composite with aluminum honeycomb core
Outer diameter2.6m
Pod length16m
Nose length3m
Fuselage length10m
Wall thickness80mm
Bore clearance (each side)35cm
Pressure Vessel
Internal pressure
101,325Pa
External pressure (tube)
100Pa
Pressure differential
101.2kPa
Safety factor
4
Wall material
CFRP + aluminum honeycomb sandwich
Wall thickness
80mm
Standard
DO-2607B
Aircraft pressure vessel certification (DO-2607B); same differential physics as tube wall
Aerodynamics
Nose profileOgive — von Karman profile
Boattail angle12deg
Drag at 1,000 km/h (vacuum)37N
Drag power at cruise10.3kW
Levitation Interface
Skid materialAluminum alloy 6061-T6
Track interfacePassive Halbach array
Nominal gap100mm
Skid width440mm
Power at cruise0W