Blackbird- Can you travel downwind faster than the wind- An intersting video.

imhotep

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  • Mar 29, 2017
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    It's an interesting scenario - Is it possible to have a wheeled cart with its wheels spinning a propeller, and the wind on the propeller providing the power to drive the vehicle travel faster than the wind?
    If you were told that it can travel as fast as 2.8 times the wind speed, you will likely to think someone is perpetrating a hoax. But if you go deeper into it, you will find that it does not violate the fundamentals of Physics.

    Take a look at these two videos... Quite intersting.