FlygenKite

Hi Doug,

A 22 m diameter tire tube:

A 16 m diameter wind turbine would get about 50 kW with 10 m/s wind speed, perhaps doubled with the tire. The scale is largely sufficient for individual use such as powering your home, and for industrial use by stacking the units side by side with little risk (?), and lifted by kites or aerostat lifters.

The length of the assembly should help to increase its efficiency, provided that the constriction remains reasonable, which does not seem to be the case for S500 or S1000.

In addition, the angle of attack required for aerodynamic lift also partially closes the opening, leading to less wind in the turbine.