Designing a kiteplane, and a little on how to control it

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(Dynamic) Soaring

There are several topics and comments on this forum that touch on dynamic soaring. Here is a topic for linking to those and to any other content on dynamic soaring.

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Beams - Fixed at One End and Supported at the Other - Continuous and Point Loads

Autonomous Slope Soaring - RCTESTFLIGHT

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Gao (2015) Energy extraction from wind shear - Reviews of dynamic soaring doi 10.1177_0954410015572267.pdf (788.6 KB)

Teaching a glider to soar using reinforcement learning in the field

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https://www.reddit.com/r/AerospaceEngineering/comments/un6qbl/aircraft_wing_structural_design

https://www.reddit.com/r/AerospaceEngineering/comments/yq3i7n/references_for_control_surface_forces_and_torques/