We're hoping for something rather local to us -- either the long abandoned runways at the former Alameda Naval Air Station here in the Bay area or...
Thanks everyone. It's been quite a project and a lot of late evenings. JB
It's getting harder to be a doubter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SYvg40NHtc
You're underestimating it's stability (and perhaps its weight) -- it's designed to withstand a 30mph gust from the side and still be well within...
Exactly Rick -- many critics (and even supporters) thought that the break that ended the day was some sort of disaster. Nothing could be further...
We completed an excellent weekend of dyno testing a few days ago. Overall system efficiency was well above our (admittedly conservative)...
Samsam, thanks for your post and interest -- please do keep an eye on the project blog (and this thread) for updates. Whoever brought up the...
I hardly think you could go more off topic than a wheeled vehicle driven by a propeller on dry pavement. :D JB
While you are correct that the large version will not sway many skeptics, there is one very significant difference between this and the many...
After more than four months of work building essentially all from scratch (including the 17ft propeller and load cell instrumented prop hub and...
Rick: We hope to have prop stand and dyno testing done by roughly an April timeframe. We get good winds here in the spring. Powerabout:...
San Jose State University Aero Professor and Stanford Phd Dr. Nikos Mourtos along with a team of students and advisors have taken on a project to...
Me too. I'm not sure what your getting at clmanges, you're correct in your above described outcomes, but in your scenarios, you haven't change...
LOL Rick -- that's a bit optimistic as 3 of the primary critics when you gave up on this thread and when I restarted this tread are still critics:...
Thanks je (I think). One quick question if you don't mind: You have asserted clearly that if the water is moving and the air is still, the...
jehardiman, I only have a few moments, but remember that traditional sailing rigs are used on land as well as water. Afrozen lake surface won't...
[IMG] - Perfect, we are in complete agreement. That may be the way you imagined it, but it is not necessary to imagine it that way -- If...
Yes, really. You're a hard man to keep on track ... I can't tell if that's a "Yes we can." or a "No we can't." as it related to my original...
Yes. I guess I don't follow what you are imagining, because tethered properly, the sailplane will fly in both cases. Imagine a long...
