Stationary and downwind AWES as the two main AWE categories?

[Tom]

I’ve reached the same distinction into two categories completely differently.
I’ve called them drag and lift loaded, and I’ve read these terms in the literature.

Terminology - forces

Continuation of Terminology, Acronyms Wanted to make it its own thread. [Zeichenfl%C3%A4che%201] aka Lift, relative downwards loaded [Zeichenfl%C3%A4che%202] aka Drag, relative backwards loaded The relative sizes of the vectors are probably way off, but the directions should be right. Are they? Movement direction should probably be callled forward/propulsive force. Lift and drag are orthagonal. Yoyo: tether pull and propulsive force are at a dull angle. Flygen: tether pull is orthag…