Douglas Malewicki

[4] Malewicki spent 25 years advancing the Skytran concept of ultra-light computer-controlled cars hanging below aluminum maglev (magnetic levitation) tracks that could be supported above roads just by utility poles or the sides of buildings.

Another key PRT idea that Skytran follows is exiting the main track for boarding, so that the cars behind do not need to wait as they do with mass transit vehicles.

[5] In 2019, Israeli media said that Skytran was being considered as a transportation solution for bringing baggage and passengers from the new Ramon Airport to the city of Eilat, 20 kilometres (12 mi) away.

An aeronautical engineer by training,[citation needed] Malewicki spent much of his career working for American aeronautics and space companies including the Apollo program Moon landing vehicles, the stealth bomber and Cessna aircraft including their first private jet airplane.

According to Malewicki's daughter, he was the inspiration for the original one-eyed monster, called Mike, on the Pee-wee's Playhouse TV show and was later the inspiration for Mike Wazowski drawn by Ricky Nierva in Monsters, Inc..[17] A copy of the game plans in which he drew the first image of this alien is distributed free.