Wind-powered 'Ventomobile' Places First in Race
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 22:35
in Astronomy & Space
The solely wind-driven Ventomobile constructed by a team of students in aerospace engineering came in first at the Aeolus Race in the Dutch town of Den Helder last Friday. Racing the extremely stylish and lightweight three-wheeler, the vehicles of five European universities and research centres had difficulties to catch up.
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