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Dean · 2010-06-02, 09:04 PM

Anybody who sails should have thought this might be possible. It is fairly trivial to sail cross wind faster than the wind, the challenge is to turn that energy into motion parallel to the wind.

The airfoils on the windmill bit are still working perpendicular to the wind, so it does not surprise me that they can propel he vehicle forward generating energy at the wheels which can be used to increase the airflow over the airfoils, rinse and repeat.

Quite ingenious though. I like it.

2010-06-02, 09:04 PM	#4
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Anybody who sails should have thought this might be possible. It is fairly trivial to sail cross wind faster than the wind, the challenge is to turn that energy into motion parallel to the wind. The airfoils on the windmill bit are still working perpendicular to the wind, so it does not surprise me that they can propel he vehicle forward generating energy at the wheels which can be used to increase the airflow over the airfoils, rinse and repeat. Quite ingenious though. I like it. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids... Last edited by Dean; 2010-06-02 at 09:09 PM.