Centrifugally Stiffened Rotor (CSR) as a model for an AWES?

[Tom]

There are similarities to the systems discussed in this thread:

Loose blades, tensile only

Actually had wind for once and tested this with only one foamcore board as a wing.To my surprise it acutally worked somewhat. Will try two blades next and if that works, try to get a pair of counterrotating turbines. Will probably need to include fibreglass rods just to keep the blades in position for the launch. I think @PierreB has experience with kites rotating around the lifting line.

Especially having a stiff lever in the center which is turned by pulling from a kite.
In contrast to a propeller, a yoyo system like kiteswarms wouldn’t actually need the lever. It’s only needed if one wants to transfer a moment to the hub.