POTD: The Fastest Wind Powered Vehicle

POTD: The Fastest Wind Powered Vehicle

Greenbird, the wind powered vehicle shown above was developed by Ecotricity and English engineer Richard Jenkins. It is 1,323 lbs, 32.8 ft long, and is made of carbon fiber. It hit top speed and broke the world record by traveling at 126.2 mph on dried up Ivanpah Lake in the Mojave Desert, CA. It is able to travel up to five times faster than the speed of the wind powering it thanks to its design. Below is a video of the record being set:

Source: Greenbird
Photograph by Colin Leonhardt

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