Dave367
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Dead Downwind Faster Than The Wind
At Ivanpah right now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SYvg40NHtc
In my kite bag:
SkyTiger Hi40
Lil Devil 3.3
Jordan Antelope, 28 meter
OutLeader, 40 meter
OutLeader 92 meter
OutLeader 280 meter
Buggies:
PL \"old skool\" long axle, long rail desert special.
Custom Alberto Soria crab buggy with bigfoot wheels and tires
\'76 GMC half-ton, with 8\" cross-bed mount and twin 100 amp flying winches. --40 kts under kite power alone; el Mirage, 2001!
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DAKITEZ
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lets call that rig the kite line eater :o
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acampbell
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arkay
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oh sure, that looks safe.
US503 - Manzanita, Oregon
Fixed Bridal: Flexifoil Sting 1.2, 1.7; Rage Acid 2.5m, 3.5m, 4.7m, 6m | Peter Lynn Vapor 11.2m, 16.1m | NPW 7m
Depower : Peter Lynn Venom 2 13m, 16m, 19m | Peter Lynn Phantom 15m | Flysurfer 2.5 SA 19m
LEI : Flexifoil Atom 7m, 9m, 12m; Mutiny 8m
Land rides : Libre Hardcore; Libre v-max; Peter Lynn XR+W | Rollerblade Coyotes! | Ground Industries AK Pro
Water rides : Slingshot Misfit 134; Ocean Rodeo Mako 150; North WAM! 5\'10
4 Sale/Trade: HQ M1 5m, Flysurfer Pulse 10, PL Venom 2 16m, PL Venom 19m
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acampbell
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No, really, what's the point? Any buggy or blokart can go down wind faster than the wind, if somewhat off downwind. VMG downwind would be faster than
this Cuisinart on wheels.
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rocfighter
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How much do you think that thing weighs? It is hooj and is the prop powering the back weels or just using the wind to push it?
NAPKA # US65
HQ ApexII 7.5
Skydog/ SDT2.8, SDT4.0, SDT5.5, SDF3.0
Pansh Ace 5.0 X2
North Husky 6.0
PL Guerilla 13, 18
PL C-Quad 2.3, 3.2, 4.2
Home made Rat Buggy
Libre V Max on barrow Plus wider taller sand tires & bigfoot front end
Blades Of Death, \"thanks Fran\"
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elvislives
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I think he's pedaling it. It would make one hell of an omelete
Cuisinart on wheels............ I like that description
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action jackson
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http://www.kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2361300 here is some more info!............aj
Ocean Rodeo Razors 8,10,12
Ocean Rodeo 5\'11 Surf series
PL Arcs 6,15m orange Phantoms 10,19m Venom 16m proto scorp ,synergy 12,
NPW\'s .5,2.8,6.9 and 15m skytex
145x49 crazy fly,Decay 142x42,aboards z- series 135x40
Pl xr+ buggy , Pl Kitecat hull #5
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rocfighter
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Yeah so it is geared to the wheels. But the opposite way I thought. The props are not turning the wheels the wheels turn the props. So it is actualy
not wind powered in full. It is ground friction powered.
NAPKA # US65
HQ ApexII 7.5
Skydog/ SDT2.8, SDT4.0, SDT5.5, SDF3.0
Pansh Ace 5.0 X2
North Husky 6.0
PL Guerilla 13, 18
PL C-Quad 2.3, 3.2, 4.2
Home made Rat Buggy
Libre V Max on barrow Plus wider taller sand tires & bigfoot front end
Blades Of Death, \"thanks Fran\"
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BeamerBob
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I got sucked into multiple forum threads on this and the point of it is to have a vehicle that travels dead downwind faster than the actual wind.
There are youtube videos (I closed all the links to get out of the vortex) that show models working. It basically starts with a shove to spin the
wheels which through gearing spins the propeller which propels teh cart. There is energy left over after the vehicle reaches wind speed. The wheels
are still rolling and the propeller is still pushing against the wind that is chasing it. The key is that the propeller is actually a sail that is
"tacking" the wind. This is very interesting to say the least.
Coastal Wind Sports Team Rider
Landsegler Disc wheels
PTW Hero Buggy - XXtreme ApeXX Buggy US 88 - Libre Hardcore
IvanpahBuggyExpo.com
Youtube link
Bob Muse
HQ Montana X 8m, Montana IX 12m, HQ Ignition LEI 5m,
PL Phantom 12m, 15m, Big Blu 24m+, Synergy 10m, Venom 10m, 13m , Phantom II 12m Vapors 3.8, 5.4, Crosskite Sonic 7m, PKD Combat 10.3m
Uturn Butane 2.5m PKD Buster 3m Genetrix Hydra 7m Ozone Yakuza GT 14m
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