Ecotricity Greenbird -- World's Fastest Wind Powered Vehicle

clipped from www.greenbird.co.uk The Ecotricity Greenbird smashes world speed record!! On the morning of March 26th, 2009 on the 'dry' Lake Ivanpah, The Greenbird - driven by British engineer Richard Jenkins - smashed the world land speed record for wind powered vehicles. The Greenbird clocked 126.1 mph (202.9 km/h) , eclipsing the old, American held, record of 116 mph, set by Bob Schumacher in the Iron Duck in March 1999 at the same location. clipped from www.dailymail.co.uk British engineer blows away land speed record for wind-powered vehicles after 10-year quest Record-breaker: The Greenbird clocked up 126.1mph clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from www.greenbird.co.uk About The Greenbird Two vehicles - for land and ice - powered only by wind. The Greenbird is two vehicles: a land craft and an ice craft, powered only by the wind. The project's aim is to break both the land and ice world speed records. The crafts' design achieves staggering efficiency. It enables the land craft to travel at between 3 & 5 times the real wind speed, depending on the surface traction. More on the craft & how it works.