High Altitude Wind Turbine Tower Design

Guy cables are problematic: they are ugly, take up space…

A normal tower by definition is close to the state of the art, so current towers could perhaps be used.

As a suggestion (see numerous comments from several writers questioning its usefulness), we also remove the piston.

It remains to be seen whether with compressed air the tower could reach higher altitude while supporting a heavy load, and according to what level of compression in regard to the diameter and the height. And also would the presence of compressed air require significant complementary construction for a classic tubular tower?

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