--- Wesley Bruce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Not quite the bottom few kilometers would need to be
> alittle stifer than
> the rest of the cable. Winds at higher altitudes are
> not a problem on
> the equater but at ground level a few precautions
> are advisable. For the
> other application, solar chimneys 1000 meters will
> do fine. For
> aerospace taking any weight off helps heaps.
>
What would happen if you had a balloon ballasted to
float over the weather, with a cable dangling down to
take the weight of the solar chimney?
Would the winds under the weather make it useless, or
could they be kept under control?
For that matter, could the movement of the cable be
translated into work of some kind?
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