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General questions regarding the performance and attributes of the Wind Tracker System.
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How doest the Wind Tracker Wind System work?
Wind Directional Wind System flags are designed to work in partnership with our patented pivotal harness system. The flag is 2x6' feet fully dyed Alert Orange(tm),. The no fray side hem allows graceful movement, which assists in animating the wind. The dynamic design & international safety colo ...- What is the Beaufort Wind Scale
Beaufort Wind Scale The Beaufort Wind Scale was designed in 1805 by Sir Francis Beaufort, a rear admiral in the British navy, to describe the wind's effect on sailing ships. The scale is a series of numbers from 0 to 17 that indicate wind speed. Number Name Miles Per Hour 0 Calm less than 1 1 Li ...
- Why the ordinary windsock may not show you accurate wind speed
Ordinary windsocks may give a false negative or a false positive in regards to wind direction and speed. The Wind Dancer Wind System is far more accurate due to the patented pivotal harness system that allows the flag/sock to animate the wind. No matter what the direction or force of the wind, t ...
- Windsock History
The windsock design or use is not notably recorded prior to the late 1800's. We believe the sock was adapted from the "Wind-Sail" a wide tube or funnel of canvas used to convey a stream of air into thje lower apartments of a ship (Noah Webster Dictionary 1828). The windsock's final fundamental u ...