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A fact from Transpo '72 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 January 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Pullman Company boycotted Transpo '72 after the US government provided millions in funding so military contractors could show their attempts to enter the mass transit field?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/January.

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Personal Recollections[edit]

Siemens had a model maglev train there which was propelled by magnetic induction. I played with the controls and was quite delighted, until the staff noticed me and explained quite emphatically that only they were allowed to operate it.

I was standing between the airfield and the infirmary when the hang glider pilot was rushed past me on a stretcher. He was already dead.

There was an amazing hydraulic continuously-variable transmission there, designed for big trucks. There was also an eighteen-wheeler simulator the public could "test drive."

One of the most amazing things I saw was the prototype for the new GMC Motorhome. It was fully air-conditioned and heated, and could operate independently of water supplies, electricity, and sewage for days on end. Its powerful gasoline engine, pneumatic suspension, and front-wheel drive made it spacious and comfortable, and its interior was entirely designed and made by GM.

The new C-5 cargo plane was the largest in the world, and a jet fighter introduced there was the fastest. A pilot told me its official top speed, but confided that it actually went much faster.

I stayed (sleeping in my car) for the duration -- one of the most memorable experiences of my life. D021317c 07:00, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Removed unfinished sentence/fatality reference[edit]

I've moved this unfinished sentence from the 'air show' section of the article to here for future reference, investigation or confirmation:

Citation needed for another Transpo fatality, a hang glider pioneer, the Australian "BirdMan"

Mike Doughney 08:27, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]