Claim: Kites in a MAWES need to be able to: CLAMP onto the tether and LATCH onto the previous kite + a discussion on how to do this + a first mention of stackable kites + a concept for automatic launch of a soft kite train

[Rodread]

Staged release is definitely something which will allow scaling rotary MAWES with less horizontal surface area being used for deployment,
Such as in

PTO Release aligned n wiggly

Which would also be the hoisted deployment method under a lift network like this

Kite Turbines spinning fast under an active lifting net

I think more significant for scaling will be the implication of designs for expansion of rotors and designs with concentric multiblade , which could also incorporate rotor expansion too

Concentric rotor example

Djembe OM Kite1