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, April 19, 2010
Last minute adjustments
Rick putting a radius on the rear hinge tangs so it won't hook the foam, but really the pic is here just because it's a good shot of the symmetrical airfoil profile on the pylons.
