The “strand beasts” of Theo Jenson’s brilliance often employ wind-powered rowing sails to crank their axles for locomotion. They are typically in the form of long cloth sheets affixed into several levers, and flow sinusoidal once engaged. Do you suppose this manner of mechanic could power the wing motion efficiently? The system would need to either produce an initial thrust by some different means until passing wind sufficiently imbued these sails. However, I think that construing designs which passively leverage ambient forces can greatly diminish needs for heavy motors or electrical components.
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The “strand beasts” of Theo Jenson’s brilliance often employ wind-powered rowing sails to crank their axles for locomotion. They are typically in the form of long cloth sheets affixed into several levers, and flow sinusoidal once engaged. Do you suppose this manner of mechanic could power the wing motion efficiently? The system would need to either produce an initial thrust by some different means until passing wind sufficiently imbued these sails. However, I think that construing designs which passively leverage ambient forces can greatly diminish needs for heavy motors or electrical components.
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I had a simmilar design, but it doesn't seems to produce any lift.