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The motion base on which the VMS cab is mounted is a 70-ton beam that is moved pneumatically using compressed nitrogen. Eight 150-horsepower motors drive the columns, accelerating the vertical platform up to 22 feet per second or almost three-quarters of a G (gravitational force).
November 27, 2009 6:00 AM PST
Photo by: James Martin/CNET
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