Another laddermill concept

[Windy_Skies]

@tallakt

To keep two pulleys apart and airborne will probably necessitate a rigid frame due to the high tether tension? There are many practical reasons that the «return» part of the tether must have a little tension also

Let’s forget about the airborne part for now to keep it simple. So now you have access to any number of fixed points at any desired altitude for you to attach your various elements to.

The central idea in my first concept is to have the rope drive spin around its longitudinal axis and have the kites spin around the rope drive. The central idea in my second concept is to have the kites spin around the taut side of the rope drive loop.

How would someone design the attachment of the kite tether to the rope drive loop to make it work with the pulleys and to lengthen and shorten the kite tether, what would the ground station look like, and so on.

@PierreB

@Windy_Skies, you suggested a rope drive

My comment:

@Windy_Skies

I forget what it’s called but I think you talked about this often and there were or are even some companies pursuing something like this:

That was an implicit question. I was trying to remember what company/companies had been developing something like that and wondering if anyone here knew.