Wind driven car

Apparently, the American engineer Kyle Carstens, saw a science-fiction film of the Soviet era, entitled "Kin-dza-dza", directed by Danelia G.N. Otherwise, one cannot explain how the idea came to the innovator to build a reduced prototype of a car operating on the principle of a windmill.

Wind driven car

The American inventor printed the creation on an 3D printer and presented it to the world. For hundreds of years, the inhabitants of the planet have used the power of the wind to move ships on the sea, so moving land vehicles in the same way is a round of evolution. So the innovator considers.

The American engineer called his own prototype Defy the Wind, which in English sounds like: "Defying the wind." The name fits the new car, as the vehicle is able to move in any direction, regardless of the direction of the wind.

Автомобиль с ветряным приводомThe mechanism of the car is simple. The windmill is installed on the roof of the vehicle in a horizontal position. Four bucket sails, under the influence of wind force, simply untwist the flywheel, transmitting torque to the gears installed inside the machine. As conceived by the author, using a pair of gears, the torque is transmitted to the rear wheels, setting the vehicle in motion.

Interestingly, Internet users welcomed the engineer’s proposal positively and proposed their own improvements with the installation of electric motors and batteries for energy storage. With a look to the future, innovators planned transport trips on electricity in calm weather.

 

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