I think that we can perhaps find some sources of inspiration in Centrifugally Stiffened Rotor (CSR) as a model for an AWES? and Multi-kite airborne wind energy systems (MAWES) topics.
In the CSR, such as described on the following documents and the illustrations, the wing is in the extension of the tether. Here for this post, the “centrifugal force” aspect is not considered first.
Page 19 (see also page 16):
1.7.1 Airborne Wind Energy […]
Because the tether connects the aircraft to the ground, the tether orientation to the aircraft is 90 degrees to each other so that the tether imparts a significant bending load on the wing. If the CSR concept were used in place of the conventional Makani aircraft concept, the ground tether would connect to the stationary CSR center hub and not experience a velocity or drag. The resulting drag of the system would be much less, and permit smaller land use as decreased tether angles to the horizon are accomplished. In addition, the CSR approach would maintain the ability to keep the rotating tether between the hub and rotor-wings along the span path to achieve a lighter weight solution.
I sketched an AWES version, following the description above.
Some variants:
