To be clear: crosswind kite power does work. The question is whether it is economical or competitive. The paper that started it all is this one by Miles Loyd f

To be clear: crosswind kite power does work. The question is whether it is economical or competitive. The paper that started it all is this one by Miles Loyd from 1980. It's short enough it could fit on the back of a large envelope. :-) http://edge.rit.edu/edge/P15462/public/CAD/crosswind_kite.pdf http://edge.rit.edu/edge/P15462/public/CAD/crosswind_kite.pd...