Kitemill VTOL testing KM-1

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Great effort kite mil. Seems the landing was difficult. The tether got close to the propellers.

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The tether will be taught in a more mature system. Right now we want to get to a high altitude really fast then land quickly, due to some «temporary» testing requirements. What you are looking at here is a work in progress

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VTOL take-off by keeping the flight position as a plane (unlike M600) is interesting. The tether seems to be dangerously slacked during landing.

It is a great progress!

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Bravo! Best video since Kommandør Treholt & ninjatroppen

Sound track still a tad harsh; suggest mic VTOL audio from adjacent fylkeskommune, sweeten with “fjord” reverb :slight_smile:

Seriously, congratulations to KiteMill for every milestone!

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