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The Greenbird Breaks the Land Speed Record at 126.1 MPH

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The Greenbird Breaks the Land Speed Record at 126.1 MPH

‘Greenbird,’ a carbon fiber composite vehicle that uses nothing but wind for power, has broken the world land speed record for wind-powered vehicles. After 10 years of hard work, British engineer Richard Jenkins finally broke the record in the dry field of Ivanpah Lake, Nevada by going 126.1 MPH (202.9km/h) in his Greenbird.

According to its creators, the Greenbird is a sort of land-roving sailboat equipped with a wing rather than a sail to propel the creation along. This iteration is the fifth generation of Greenbird, which combines the technology of a Formula 1 car and an aircraft. In this way, the Greenbird is part sailboat, part airplane and part car. It looks like a missile with wings which helps with lift. It can not only be driven on the land but also on ice.

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Apr 4, 09 - 21,183 Views



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Jeremy Gutsche on Apr 4, 09  1,689 Trends   2,642 Comments
It's really cool to see eco vehicles breaking records like this... I'm impressed because clearly the wind is not blowing at 200 km/h, so they are really amplifying their speed. Nice.
Jeremy Gutsche on Apr 4, 09  1,689 Trends   2,642 Comments +1
Favorited by Jeremy Gutsche on Apr 4, 09
Favorited by Marcus Munro on Apr 4, 09
Marcus Munro on Apr 5, 09  264 Trends   351 Comments
Excellent article! Nice to see a meaningful eco-based tech advancement as wild as this one! Can't wait until it becomes a professional sport!
Marcus Munro on Apr 5, 09  264 Trends   351 Comments +1
Jeremy Gutsche on Apr 5, 09  1,689 Trends   2,642 Comments
This just landed on the front page of Digg... Nice!
Jeremy Gutsche on Apr 5, 09  1,689 Trends   2,642 Comments 0


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