We have asked him why after so many years, his link set for the industry does not seem to spell KiteEnergy.net, EnergyKiteSystems.net, AWEIA, ...
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Joe Faust
joe_f_90032
Jun 13, 2013 10:39 pm
Clip from site: http://www.carnetdevol.org/avis/texte.htm <http://www.carnetdevol.org/avis/texte.htm> where a very serious direction seems to be announced:...
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dave santos
santos137
Jun 13, 2013 11:22 pm
A superb kite history site, Carnet de Vol, that Germy Award winner, Kay Busing, plus Alison Fujino, and Ben Ruhe, found in 2007, and we only now rediscover...
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Joe Faust
joe_f_90032
Jun 15, 2013 3:17 pm
* Power kite kayak sailing fast in Goa <http://youtu.be/kjUEq6yhX-s> * Kite scooter -- a fast and versatile novel small kite sailing boat ...
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dave santos
santos137
Jun 15, 2013 3:42 pm
Soon there will be too much pop AWE coverage to comment in depth. The Gizmag article linked below represents the progressive trend for AWE to now be firmly...
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dave santos
santos137
Jun 15, 2013 4:10 pm
 Amazing design simplicity and sailing performance, by Ingo Voegler, of a general configuration (bow-foil and kite) long proposed by KiteShip, et al.  ...
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Joe Faust
joe_f_90032
Jun 15, 2013 7:26 pm
Ultra elevator takes you higher with carbon-fibre tape <http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23681-ultra-elevator-takes-you-hi\ ...
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Joe Faust
joe_f_90032
Jun 15, 2013 8:37 pm
http://www.energykitesystems.net/Birdflight/index.html <http://www.energykitesystems.net/Birdflight/index.html> In the book, Otto Lilienthal tells how he and...
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dave santos
santos137
Jun 15, 2013 10:09 pm
This "UtraRope" is properly seen as an "ultra-belt". The advantage of a structural-fiber belt is in aggregating threads for great strength and power,...
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Joe Faust
joe_f_90032
Jun 16, 2013 1:26 pm
[The two attachments are linked to our forum's Files online; sign-in to see.]Dear Sirs: Attached are the Concept Drawings of 'Spiralcone Wind Turbines...
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Joe Faust
joe_f_90032
Jun 16, 2013 1:37 pm
In February of this year, he also shared: SpiralConeBalloon.pdf <http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/2L29UbqBXQghVnyATwU6G6UMWxPdiAdfwEf2bax50o\ ...
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dave santos
santos137
Jun 16, 2013 3:46 pm
 Thanks again to Joe for hosting and linking KiteLab Group content. The image links below disclose more techne from the Austin Encampments. This is also a...
... Hi Dave, Thank you for your very interesting mail. Formerly, I have discussed the challenge with a Hungarian company, a producer of small planes. They...
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dave santos
santos137
Jun 16, 2013 6:54 pm
Thanks, Gabor, for your thoughts. Â Did the experts you consulted account for the following negative factors? Â - cheap market energy -Â poor reliability of...
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dave santos
santos137
Jun 16, 2013 7:30 pm
This work will help resolve engineering debate, especially regarding unit scalability- Â Web 1 new result for airborne-wind-energy ... This work will help...
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roderickjosephread
roderickjose...
Jun 16, 2013 8:40 pm
One area I'm keen to research is the explosion profile of hydrogen in long link inflated bags with internal bleed feeds. If many strands of these bubble bags...
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Dan Parker
spiralairfoil
Jun 16, 2013 10:06 pm
Rod, I think pursuers and mix ratios need to be respected. Dan' The new light weight solar cells should be able to keep up with the leakage rates. wonder how...
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Joe Faust
joe_f_90032
Jun 17, 2013 4:06 am
In FFAWE there is no tether to ground; in that sense "tetherless" seems to apply. But then look inside the family of FFAWE systems and find two distinct...
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Rod Read
roderickjose...
Jun 17, 2013 9:50 pm
Not the difference between those countries with and without water.... but A quenching gap is the aperture required to prevent flame propagation in a fuel air...
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Joe Faust
joe_f_90032
Jun 18, 2013 4:27 pm
Correcting link to the three files: Be signed in online. Then go to Files > SpiralConehttp://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AirborneWindEnergy/files/Sp92; ...
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dave santos
santos137
Jun 18, 2013 5:38 pm
More AWE Encampment Concept Harvesting:  ...  "Beaded" Parafoils-  Many stock parafoils are inherently suited as sub-units to make arches. Remove the...
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dbmurr@...
dbmurr...
Jun 18, 2013 5:55 pm
DaveS, Also see Walter Neumark's very large span pneumatic structure http://flyinground.com/post/41770212039 Lift, DaveB...
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dbmurr@...
dbmurr...
Jun 18, 2013 5:59 pm
Here is the link in rich-text... http://flyinground.com/post/41770212039 ... arches. Remove the vertical bridle and riser lines and instead run three new...
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Joe Faust
joe_f_90032
Jun 18, 2013 6:57 pm
http://weaveanything.blogspot.com/2012/03/skybow-thoughts.html <http://weaveanything.blogspot.com/2012/03/skybow-thoughts.html> Jim Mallos and Tony Frame...
Dave, Thank you for the objective critique and the questions. I highly appreciate it, because until now I haven't received a lot of unbiased opinions. Please...
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Bob Stuart
carcyclebob
Jun 19, 2013 3:11 pm
I don't think you will find unusually high profits in the aircraft industry. One reason for the high cost of flight is that it is estimated that the weight of...
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dave santos
santos137
Jun 19, 2013 10:30 pm
Thanks DaveB,  Walter Neumark is a key figure in parafoil development, and his kite arches definite important precursors to Mothra-tech. The more such...
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Joe Faust
joe_f_90032
12:28 am
[File:Scheme of crosswind kite power system types.png] [File:Crosswind kite power station with fast motion transfer having two wings offshore.jpg] ...