did not know this one, cool concept, too, but also dependant on "intelligence" in the plane.
I was talking about the kite based concepts where the control and power generation is ground based: Kite Wind Power
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Wind Power From Kites The world over, experiments are under way to generate wind power from kites. Wind power from kites or other objects suspended…
Joe, I think the main problem is not noise, they state they want to fly in high altitude high wind layers...
The Problem with the cables could be handled, just declare a no fly zone or use an old one (unused military place). If the wire is cut anyway, the "plane" would have enough autonomy to land...
In my opinion the show stopper will be reliability! Just imagine how complex the system is and that it will have to fly for months without maintenance (offshore wind turbines are supposed to run two years without).
And the loads for the structure will be high. As I understand it, it´s a kind of dynamic soaring (DS)? Just search what the loads are for DS RC planes. It´s over 100g.
So, it´s an intersting idea, but in the conclusion I agree, unrealistic..
Somewhere I saw a concept of obotically controlled kites to produce wind energy, which sound much more doable.
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did not know this one, cool concept, too, but also dependant on "intelligence" in the plane.
I was talking about the kite based concepts where the control and power generation is ground based:
Kite Wind Power
Cheers,
Andrew.
The Problem with the cables could be handled, just declare a no fly zone or use an old one (unused military place). If the wire is cut anyway, the "plane" would have enough autonomy to land...
In my opinion the show stopper will be reliability! Just imagine how complex the system is and that it will have to fly for months without maintenance (offshore wind turbines are supposed to run two years without).
And the loads for the structure will be high. As I understand it, it´s a kind of dynamic soaring (DS)? Just search what the loads are for DS RC planes. It´s over 100g.
So, it´s an intersting idea, but in the conclusion I agree, unrealistic..
Somewhere I saw a concept of obotically controlled kites to produce wind energy, which sound much more doable.