How does it steer? Mapping vehicles question

[Tyson of the NW]

Ooh! That is great. Thanks for the link.

[Midgardsormr]

Heh. There's a story from my hometown about the "Wind Wagon." As the story goes, a fellow in Overland Park, KS came up with this notion to make sail-powered Conestoga wagons for crossing the Great Plains. He made a big deal about his first prototype and invited all the town's luminaries to take a ride in it.

The ride started out well--the wind wagon made it out of town, but then the steering mechanism jammed, and the wagon began turning in a huge circle. The mayor and company held on for a while, hoping the inventor could get the wagon under control, but they finally all jumped off.

Humiliated, the creator of the wind wagon set sail and vanished into the west.

Local legend in Wichita holds that "Windwagon Smith" passed through but was never seen again. There's some question about the truth of that particular claim, since the wagon-builder in Overland Park was named Brown. Nevertheless, Admiral "Windwagon" Smith is a prominent folk figure in Wichita's annual city-wide festival.

Anyway, there's your folk legend for the day.