Record Breaking Greenbird at the Science Museum
by Madeline Carroll 30 Jul 2009 05:09 NZST
4-6 August 2009
The Ecotricity 'Greenbird', driven by British engineer, Richard Jenkins has smashed the world land speed record for wind powered vehicles ©
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Four months after it broke the world land speed record, the Greenbird is coming home. The carbon fibre vehicle - part aeroplane, part sailboat, part Formula One car - hit speeds of over 125 mph using just the power of the wind, has completed the long journey across the Atlantic and is set for a heroes' welcome.
The Greenbird's first stop in the UK will be the Science Museum, London, between 4th-6th August. Richard Jenkins, the engineer behind the project and the man who drove the Greenbird into the history books, will be on hand to explain 'the science' that enabled him to travel at such an astonishing speed on just a 30-40 mph wind.
The Greenbird will then come to rest at the EcoTech Centre, Swaffham, Norfolk, where it will be on display from August 10th. The centre is one of the UK's top green attractions with the only wind turbine in the world the public can climb.