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Forum: Tech Log

7th Jul 2010, 00:20

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Directly downwind faster than the wind.

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Posted By ThinAirDesigns

Hi Janrein. As you likely know there is a...

Hi Janrein.

As you likely know there is a sponsored wind powered vehicle race that does race upwind. It's Aeolus race and his held in the Netherlands on a (somewhat) yearly basis.

The...

Forum: Tech Log

6th Jul 2010, 22:45

Replies: 8

Directly downwind faster than the wind.

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Posted By ThinAirDesigns

The bluff drag of the device in the wind is...

The bluff drag of the device in the wind is enough to start it rolling and then the process starts from there.

Here's a video of an early run where you can see no one touches the device as it...

Forum: Tech Log

6th Jul 2010, 20:48

Replies: 8

Directly downwind faster than the wind.

Views: 1,581

Posted By ThinAirDesigns

KiloB: You might want to rethink that...

KiloB:

You might want to rethink that position as the North American Land Sailing Association (NALSA.org) just oversaw testing of the vehicle this last weekend and collected data from 18...

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