Can a vehicle be built which can go directly downwind, faster than the wind (DDWFTTW), powered only by the wind, steady state? Thin Air Designs, in collaboration with the San Jose State University Aero department, along with generous corporate sponsors intend to definitively answer this question. Follow our quest.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Fix these broken wings.
We got our prop spars for free (windsurfing masts) because they had been broken. We considered wrapping the damaged root sections of the spars with glass fabric to reinforce. We finally settled on cutting sections from two other broken masts and glueing them into the ends of our prop spars. This will ensure that our hub clamps won't snap the spar.