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Ever since I saw Big Hero 6, I've wondered about the practicality of something like this. Blimps with generators seems like something to explore! https://media

• Grustaf 5y ago
  Flying conventional wind turbines aren't that good, they suffer from most of the downsides of both normal wind turbines and kite turbines. The idea with kite energy (in serious projects) is to eliminate the need for a tower and the inner parts of the blades. The kites can be seen as the tip of the blades, which is where almost all the energy is generated. Kite energy can dispense with the tower because they are tethered with a largely horizontal cable, so there is no lever involved and the foundation can be much smaller. You could sort of do that with the flying turbines, but that wouldn't really work in a city environment.