- The apocalypse vehicle?
- John MacTaggart/Pterosail
- United States
- Contact/Source: YouTube Channel and Webpage
- Bio: While riding a trike on a windy day in rural Iowa and noticing how the recumbent trike's low profile kept high winds from slowing it down as it does to a normal bike, Phil MacTaggart had an inspiration: the two front wheels of a trike could support a mast where a sail could be attached. The wind could then be used for propulsion. Phil MacTaggart began putting together the first prototype Pterosail. He later emailed his son John MacTaggart, a 26-year-old mechanical engineer. CONTINUE
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