How much faster could this vehicle go downwind compared to the speed of the wind? Is there some sort of theoretical limit?
>>16799288That's literally impossible
>>16799302https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQwgBAaBag
>>16799288Maybe
>>16799288just under twice
>>16802758well shit it seems I'm wrong, just watched the vidcool... now I am confused
>>16802781so I'm thinking the magic is in the reduction gearingit's not the prop pushing the thing forward, it's the wheels, the prop just steals some energy from the windelectric drive would probably be safer btw, I don't like those long bike chainsor at least do a driveshaft
Depends on prop geometry. Anyone saying anything else is retarded