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.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Solve the Ridley
The first steps of the vehicle. (And no, Ridley Scott is not just off camera directing -- it actually rained).
This is the approximate pilot position. We'll have a sling seat between the chassis rails but for the pic I was just using my elbows to keep my jeans off the wet pavement.
