Downwind Faster Than the Wind #6 (DWFTTW)

[itsandbits1]

I can't see the string????

[spork33]

@itsandbits1

No string. It's all smoke and mirrors :)

[itsandbits1]

@spork33 .

good to see you still have your sense of humour. I work mostly with vawts but after thinking about the propeller and the forces acting on the unit, it is amazingly simple. Everyone that got any entertainment value out of this should send you guys a cheque, a belated congratulations

[spork33]

@itsandbits1 We'll be accepting checks from those that insisted it's impossible - but only those that did so in a condescending and insulting way. On the upside, if those donations came through, we could still retire on it :)

[n0rb0]

how come this one doesn't go forward as in the other videos where you are there???

[subductionzone]

They have slowed the treadmill down for this video, corresponding to a lower wind speed. Go to DWFTTW #7 and see how much faster the belt is moving. It also advances down it very quickly. From following these guys works on other forums this is probably going about 2.7 mph, if I remember their figures correctly. At 10 mph it advances very quickly down the belt.

[spork33]

We've got the treadmill going fairly slow and we have it at a positive incline. We worked to get it balanced the best we could so it could be seen to operate unnassisted for as long as possible.

[sp4jx7]

Is that duct tape holding the side boards on?

Behold, the power of duct tape.

[davidglover]

We Want #7#7#7#7#7, when do we want it? NOW

[spork33]

You want #7!?  You can't HANDLE #7!

[davidglover]

Next time in post production I would like to hear a different sound track.

[spork33]

Believe it or not - I haven't even heard it yet. My laptop is broken and I don't get a new one until Friday.