In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Tue, 12 Apr 2005 15:08:47 -0400: Hi, [snip] >I did not enumerate the advantages of these energy harvesting kites. > >Actually, they would not be kites at all, but mobile aircraft.
They have to be tethered, or they won't harvest energy. Free flying craft don't stand still in the wind without expending energy, not what you want. Craft that move with the wind experience almost no wind at all. There are minor exceptions to this, but the gist remains valid. Of course, they can be free flying when not harvesting energy. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk All SPAM goes in the trash unread.
