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Rick Cavallaro and the BlackbirdLed by Rick Cavallaro, DDWFTTW has developed a wind-powered car called the Blackbird that is capable of traveling upwind at speeds than the wind! In 2010 Cavallaro's team set a world record by traveling downwind at 2.8 times the speed of the wind - and they recently tweaked the vehicle to travel upwind as well. The downwind record was an amazing accomplishment, but the latest feat is even more astonishing.1
Rick Cavallaro and the BlackbirdLed by Rick Cavallaro, DDWFTTW has developed a wind-powered car called the Blackbird that is capable of traveling upwind at speeds than the wind! In 2010 Cavallaro's team set a world record by traveling downwind at 2.8 times the speed of the wind - and they recently tweaked the vehicle to travel upwind as well. The downwind record was an amazing accomplishment, but the latest feat is even more astonishing.2
Rick Cavallaro and the BlackbirdLed by Rick Cavallaro, DDWFTTW has developed a wind-powered car called the Blackbird that is capable of traveling upwind at speeds than the wind! In 2010 Cavallaro's team set a world record by traveling downwind at 2.8 times the speed of the wind - and they recently tweaked the vehicle to travel upwind as well. The downwind record was an amazing accomplishment, but the latest feat is even more astonishing.3
Rick Cavallaro and the BlackbirdLed by Rick Cavallaro, DDWFTTW has developed a wind-powered car called the Blackbird that is capable of traveling upwind at speeds than the wind! In 2010 Cavallaro's team set a world record by traveling downwind at 2.8 times the speed of the wind - and they recently tweaked the vehicle to travel upwind as well. The downwind record was an amazing accomplishment, but the latest feat is even more astonishing.4
Rick Cavallaro and the BlackbirdLed by Rick Cavallaro, DDWFTTW has developed a wind-powered car called the Blackbird that is capable of traveling upwind at speeds than the wind! In 2010 Cavallaro's team set a world record by traveling downwind at 2.8 times the speed of the wind - and they recently tweaked the vehicle to travel upwind as well. The downwind record was an amazing accomplishment, but the latest feat is even more astonishing.5
Rick Cavallaro and the BlackbirdLed by Rick Cavallaro, DDWFTTW has developed a wind-powered car called the Blackbird that is capable of traveling upwind at speeds than the wind! In 2010 Cavallaro's team set a world record by traveling downwind at 2.8 times the speed of the wind - and they recently tweaked the vehicle to travel upwind as well. The downwind record was an amazing accomplishment, but the latest feat is even more astonishing.6
