Rope-drive transmission

[PierreB]

@tallakt

I am comparing a Y tethered yoyo rig with a rotating rig with rope drive.

Y tethered yoyo rig = dancing kites (?) as stated in previous discussions, so a sort of rotating system.

@tallakt

Next, with the same wing area, glide number and lift coefficient, I am estimating that the numbers for tether pull and power generated is almost equivalent. The reasoning is that the yoyo has wind speed reduced by 1/3 due to reeling out and the rotating rig has wing speed reduced by 1/3 relative to maximum speed to generate max torque. So if this holds, tether tension and generated power are the same.

Decreasing the torque and increasing the rope speed with a gear for the rope-drive?