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1:30PM // AUG 9, 2026

EXPLAINED: How an airplane wing powers the F50 in SailGP

They cost millions of dollars and can reach 95ft in height – all to power the F50s
The enormous 95ft wing that powers every F50 in SailGP is the equivalent of an airplane wing. Even more incredibly, it's controlled by one athlete, some rope and a few buttons. U.S. SailGP Team flight controller Michael Menninger explains how.
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