Hi Erwan; Have you actually tried this? The theorie sounds great. I wonder how well it would work in practice? It's a dolphin's tail in a box. It...
Hi Rick; Thanks for answering my question. I used a horizontal axis air turbine. Of course the model turbine turns at a much higher RPM than...
The designer is ¨Windmaster¨. He is a member of ¨Boatdesign.net¨ and a frequent contributer. He is very knowelgable about WT boats and if you...
Hey Rick; I keep reading about people refering to your website. But I don´t see it anywhere. Could you list it for me and others....
Hi Rick; Would´nt electric motors have a whinning/grinding sound to them? I´ve been following your additions to the forum and you seem to know...
Richard Miller The site is on You-Tube. It takes a few mins. to surpass the speed of the wind but it does eventually get there.
Hi Rayk: I would like to echo Windmaster´s sentiments: I too have built 2 (1 meter) models and they both sailed directly into the wind (with...
Hi Jehardiman: You omly get gyroscopic effects with a self powered turbin such as a helicopter: but not with a passive system such as a...
Hi Jehard: You omly get gyroscopic effects with a self powered turbin such as a helicopterñç: but not with a passive system such as a windmill...
Hi Pete: I think your video is just fine. I must have looked at it 7 times....
Gyroscopic effects only happen when the rotor is self powered as in a hellicopter, but not as a passive system as in a windmill generator.
Wind Turbin Hi Pete: It´s me again. I have a full size Wind Turbin that should be finished by summer this year. I would like to know about...
Hi Tim I am a wind turbin freek too. I think too much effency would be lost using an electrical system. But on the other hand I haven´t tried...
I would love to hear from anybody who is working on a Wind Turbin boat currently. richardmiller592@hotmail.com