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Wednesday 31st October, 2001
Windjet takes British honours
| Today,
Windjet
cracked the British Wind Powered Land Speed Record. Using two
independent
measuring devices (in this case light gates and a radar gun) Windjet
was
clocked at a speed of 86 mph. |
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| "We're
delighted
to have broken the British record with Windjet," said 24
year
old pilot Richard Jenkins. "It's frustrating that we didn't break
the
world record, as we've exceeded the official speed in testing,
however this
is a major achievement for British engineering and we're convinced
we'll
beat the world record soon." |
A speed just shy of
100
mph was recorded but could not be verified by more than one measuring
devices
as Windjet's sleek aerodynamic shape proved to be a very
difficult
target to lock onto with radar and laser speed guns.
Although the British
record
is now firmly under Windjet's belt, the team are determined
not
to stop there.
| "This is only
the
start," said Jenkins. "We plan to add the World Record to the
craft's
honours in the very near future, then it's on to the water and ice
records.
The other craft are currently in production and we are expecting
great things
from them." |
The average wind
speed recorded
on the day only amounted to 19 knots - slightly lower that the expected
25 knots.
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