Flettner balloon and VAWT side by side

Some experiences last days, using the same 0.52 m x 0.3 m VAWT. The VAWT power is used to spin the 0.2 m diameter bottle(s) which replace Sharp rotors.

Bottle kite:

Rpm 500 in the first part of the video, rpm 1000 near the end, wind speed 8-14 m/s:

Double bottle kite:

Rpm 350, wind speed 10-16 m/s:

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