In 2009 we set out to conclusively answer the following question... Can a vehicle be built which can go directly downwind, faster than the wind (DDWFTTW), powered only by the wind, steady state? On 3 July 2010 we established a world record by going directly downwind at 2.8 times the true wind speed with the Blackbird.
Now we have begun to modify the Blackbird with the intention of going directly UP-wind faster than the wind - steady state.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Every little bit counts
Aung removed another 10lbs of fat just from the webs of the primary chassis rails and formers. Add this to the tapering and cap trimming and that's about more than 40lbs just from those areas.
