Greenbird Smashes the Sail Land Speed Record - 126 mph

Greenbird Smashes the Sail Land Speed Record - 126 mph under sail !!! : Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea: "On the morning of March 26th, on the ‘dry’ Lake Ivanpah, The Ecotricity 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."

Bicycle Design

Bicycle Design: "I am a product designer, but I do not work in the bicycle industry. I design home decor products, which is generally a fun job. That said, you might be wondering, why am I starting a blog about bike design? The simple answer is because I like bikes. I like to ride them, work on them, look at them, think about them, and occasionally sketch them when I need a mental design break. This is a place to share some of my ideas with others who love bicycles and to talk about current trends in the field of bicycle design."

ThisWay - Torkel Dohmers

ThisWay - �Torkel Dohmers: "There are roofed bikes out there on the market already such as rickshaws, recumbents, HPVs (Human Powered Vehicles)/velomobiles etc., so covered bikes do exist since a long time but the challenge is to design a functional and desirable bicycle that even appeals to non-previous cyclists.

It makes sense for a commuter bike here in Central and Northern Europe to offer some degree of weather protection for improved comfort. Instead of creating a totally enclosed design similar to other HPVs/velomobiles risking the user to feel isolated, a more open design will allow a higher degree of interaction with the surroundings.

The bike should have 'attitude' with high visual impact giving the user a feel of 'owning the street'."

Windsource Finder Two

Moves against it using natures force

Hyperbole

RC boat rotor sailing up the wind.

Windmill Driven Boat

This boat can sail in any direction, including directly into the wind. Has been patented. The project was shelved, but has now been revived as an ideal low emission answer to climate change concerns. Contact me for more information. www.sailwings.net

Richard Jenkins sail car

BBC NEWS Wind-powered car breaks record: "A British engineer from Hampshire has broken the world land speed record for a wind-powered vehicle. Richard Jenkins reached 126.1mph (202.9km/h) in his Greenbird car on the dry plains of Ivanpah Lake in Nevada. Mr Jenkins told the BBC that it had taken him 10 years of 'hard work' to break the record and that, on the day, 'things couldn't have been better'. American Bob Schumacher set the previous record of 116 mph in 1999, driving his Iron Duck vehicle. 'It's great, it's one of those things that you spend so long trying to do and when it actually happens, it's almost too easy,' Mr Jenkins told the BBC. The Greenbird is a carbon fibre composite vehicle that uses wind (and nothing else) for power. The only metalwork used is for the wing bearings and the wheel unit."