Here's Chris putting the first layers of glass on the new one.
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.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Spin me right 'round again.
As we mentioned in a previous entry, apparently one week of cure time wasn't enough before we melted the foam out of the spinner as the acetone attacked the glass. We had the templates still so we decided it was quicker to build a new one than to fill and sand the wrinkles on the old.
Here's Chris putting the first layers of glass on the new one.
Here's Chris putting the first layers of glass on the new one.