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Have you seen these guys (makani)? Kiting in an figure-8 with turbines instead of propellers (actually used as propellers for liftoff). https://www.youtube.co
by anotheryou 6y ago
Have you seen these guys (makani)?
Kiting in an figure-8 with turbines instead of propellers (actually used as propellers for liftoff).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6NW0QeKLZA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6NW0QeKLZA
That thing is also huuuge: https://makanipower.com/makani/images/pages/technology/cta.jpg https://makanipower.com/makani/images/pages/technology/cta.j...
longer vid with sound: https://youtu.be/hYxeni2vVOs?t=60 https://youtu.be/hYxeni2vVOs?t=60
- tekknolagi 6y agoLooks like Google is shutting down Makani: https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/18/alphabet-takes-the-wind-out-of-its-makani-energy-kites/ https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/18/alphabet-takes-the-wind-ou...
- jacquesm 6y agoAnother one that - forgive me the pun - failed to take off.
- starpilot 6y agoThere are quite a few companies working on this: https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/a-beginners-guide-to-the-airborne-wind-turbine-market https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/a-beginners-gui...