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Originally Posted by freebeard
Well, that's part of it. Also, the diagram shows the sail has reach. The windmobile is a fixed airfoil.
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There would be a spectra of relative wind angles at which the airfoils would generate enough lift to propel the car. Otherwise she'd be dead on the ground.
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal carried a story about this windmobile being stopped by Department of Public Safety patrolman for speeding. The driver was a 'foreigner' and had misinterpreted the US State Highway-82 sign as the posted SPEED LIMIT. The patrolman didn't cite him, just explained the situation.
