After sleeping on it, doing some intentional dreamCAD, I decided that,
yes the cars, in an absolute sense are following a Hohmann elliptical
orbit. However relative to the geosynch and ground stations, since we
are dealing with the earth rotating, they will apear to follow a figure
eight path, with the crossover point being that point at which the cars
angular velocity is equal to the rotation of the earth. So, this will
require good timing in geosynch traffic control to prevent car
collisions in a high capacity Lorrey Loop.
Anders and Shaun, would you mind compiling the gist of this discussion
for inclusion in Homo Excelsior?
> Hal
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