View Single Post
  #1  
Old March 30th 09, 08:43 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
[email protected]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 8
Default Wind powered land speed record.

http://www.greenbird.co.uk/

On the morning of March 26th, 2009 on the 'dry' Lake Ivanpah, The
Greenbird - driven by British engineer Richard Jenkins - smashed the
world land speed record for wind powered vehicles.

The Greenbird clocked 126.1 mph (202.9 km/h) , eclipsing the old,
American held, record of 116 mph, set by Bob Schumacher in the Iron
Duck in March 1999 at the same location.

Lot's of soaring technology in the design of this incredible machine.

ASW27BV