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This is as insane as the blackbird land yacht which is a vehicle to go directly downwind faster than the wind!
by villgax 5y ago
This is as insane as the blackbird land yacht which is a vehicle to go directly downwind faster than the wind!
- nayuki 5y agoSee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQwgBAaBag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQwgBAaBag ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsgoLc_fzI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsgoLc_fzI ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUgajGv4Aok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUgajGv4Aok
- pengaru 5y agoThere's nothing insane about the blackbird land yacht, except that so many people seem to think it's insane.
- pontifier 5y agoIf you just look at the blades as some structure that is moving slower than ground speed through the transmission it becomes much easier to think about. The surface being pushed by the wind is moving slower than the wind.