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aerohead 07-07-2021 05:51 PM

solar-powered land speed records
 
' Pull the batterie's folks, and let's see what only sunshine can do............'
https://www.blue-growth.org/Blue_Gro...ed_Records.htm

freebeard 07-07-2021 06:23 PM

When will these folk figure out what the Speed Demon did; two of the four wheels in tandem?

redpoint5 07-07-2021 06:28 PM

... and retract 2 of the wheels once speed is sufficient to balance.

RustyLugNut 07-09-2021 01:55 AM

They have quite a way to go to catch human powered vehicles.
 
https://www.engineering.com/story/hu...s-world-record

The sun is so diffuse you compromise your aerodynamics to gather power. Without such compromises, you can achieve 198 Watts of drag force at freeway speeds - which any good athlete can provide.

aerohead 07-09-2021 11:28 AM

Watts @ 90-km/h
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by RustyLugNut (Post 652231)
https://www.engineering.com/story/hu...s-world-record

The sun is so diffuse you compromise your aerodynamics to gather power. Without such compromises, you can achieve 198 Watts of drag force at freeway speeds - which any good athlete can provide.

I'd like to see a metabolic 'well-to-wheels' energy breakdown for Battle Mountain, compared to the 'fusion'-powered book keeping on the solar racers.
CAR and DRIVER has done vehicle performance comparisons based upon Big Macs as the energy supply. A little different take.:D


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