Ubergeekian
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How about a glider canopy?
Downwind Faster than the Wind - Successful Run by manned cart
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How about a glider canopy?
snowleopard
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...Or you could get in touch with the Mercedes F1 team. They may have a nicely faired carbon fibre body going spare soon.
ThinAirDesigns
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JB
ThinAirDesigns
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The Discovery Channel segment on the Blackbird:
http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/daily-planet/may-2010/daily-planet---may-04-2010/#clip298008
And even after a full day of discussion, even the Discovery Channel got it wrong ... the blades do *not* turn the wheels.
JB
http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/daily-planet/may-2010/daily-planet---may-04-2010/#clip298008
And even after a full day of discussion, even the Discovery Channel got it wrong ... the blades do *not* turn the wheels.
JB
spork
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We finally have the downwind cart more or less completed. New aerodynamic fairings, strengthened transmission, variable pitch prop, logging of GPS and wind speed and direction, and even it's own trailer (finally).
We took it out for some testing yesterday, and had reasonably good luck with the wind conditions. We got about 2.85X wind speed in 12 to 15 mph winds.
Hopefully we'll be making a run for the record in the next few weeks.
We were also invited to give a talk on the topic at the St. Francis Yacht Club next month.
One thing we'd love to find is a small external monitor to put in front of the driver. If anyone has something old to loan or sell cheap, I'd love to hear from you.
We took it out for some testing yesterday, and had reasonably good luck with the wind conditions. We got about 2.85X wind speed in 12 to 15 mph winds.
Hopefully we'll be making a run for the record in the next few weeks.
We were also invited to give a talk on the topic at the St. Francis Yacht Club next month.
One thing we'd love to find is a small external monitor to put in front of the driver. If anyone has something old to loan or sell cheap, I'd love to hear from you.
Tommyrot
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Nice work, been keeping up on your blog.
spork
Active Member
Thanks. I post updates on the forums as well because I suspect some folks are interested enough to read the updates, but not enough to subscribe to the forum.
spork
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It's a big day for downwind vehicles. The story was picked up today by www.wired.com, Popular Science http://www.popsci.com and USA Today.
On Friday we'll be presenting our test plan to NASA to run tests on their runways at Moffett Field.
On Friday we'll be presenting our test plan to NASA to run tests on their runways at Moffett Field.
spork
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WIRED posted an update on our project: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/0...he-wind-possible-and-theyll-prove-it/#respond
It sounds like they plan to publish another article when last weekend's record runs become official.
It sounds like they plan to publish another article when last weekend's record runs become official.
spork
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Another WIRED article. This one they invited JB and I to submit:
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/08/ddwfttw/all/1
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/08/ddwfttw/all/1
RAI
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Thanks for keeping us up to date Spork