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.
First assembly of most of the basic hub components including the thrust plate shown in the last picture. The load cell brackets and stops can be seen on the rear place (which is facing outward in the first two pics).