Stretch kites

True, Payne’s patent in its maximal simplicity “does not represent the idea” of additional rigging complexity, but it does share the basic idea of crosswind kite cableway motion. As usual, lets support testing both good and not so good ideas, for all lessons that result.

I am interested to know these ideas. In the sketches one of the two half turns occurs in the middle of the flight window, so in the more powerful zone: it would be still better if such a central half turn could be avoided…

I think the principle must be converted to a rotating rig. I dont have anything worthy of publishing, as I did not really put too much effort into it

Ie. The diameter of the rotating kites bridles change, with some way of transferring that energy to the ground