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US Team unveils DogZilla’s wing
"it is 80 percent bigger than a wing on a 747 airplane"
lundi 9 novembre 2009 –
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Trimaran BMW ORACLE Racing’s wing mast was unveiled in San Diego on Sunday. The wing will be tested as an option to increase performance compared with a traditional soft sail rig as previously sea-trialed on the BOR 90.
The construction of the wing took place at Core Builders, the team’s boatbuilding facility in Anacortes, Washington, with finishing work completed at the team base in San Diego.
“This was a massive undertaking,” said Tim Smyth (NZL), who, along with Mark Turner (NZL), has been overseeing the wing construction team in Anacortes and in San Diego. “Building a wing of this size was something new for all of us, and we’re proud our guys were able to rise to the challenge.”
A wing of this scale has never been built for a race boat. In terms of size, the wing on BOR 90 dwarfs those on modern aircraft. Towering nearly 190 ft (57 m) above the deck, it is 80 percent bigger than a wing on a 747 airplane (102 ft / 31 m).
– Source GMR & www.bmworacleracing.com
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