My Machine is somewhat different, in that the coils and magnets are in a fixed relationship with each other, and any acceleration would continue indefinitely. The Inductrac starts to accelerate vertically at a very low speed of about 2MPH. The
fields in my machine and our
planet, would be almost identical.
The Inductrac Train uses what some call Electro Dynamic Suspension. It is widely held that this is magnetic repulsion at work. One of the main reasons for my disbelief in this is quite simple. The Eddy Currents in the conductors create the opposing magnetic fields, and this field must at least equal the strength of the trains permanent magnet fields. It seems obvious that these opposing fields must meet in the air gap, preventing the train's field from reaching the conductor.
Electro Dynamic Suspension does indeed work, despite this difficulty.