SuperTurbine (tm) and Serpentine, and other torque transfer systems

[PierreB]

I struggle to find anything positive and coherent in what you say. I need to make some corrections.

@dougselsam

Same with Pierre mentioning cyclic pitch control of blades as another aspect of rotorcraft that somehow I had just never stumbled across in 45 years of not only conceptualizing, but ACTUAL design, construction, and successful operation of such flying rotorcraft devices is also absurd.

Please stop distorting my words in the manner of whoever you know. I am saying something else, not prejudging what may or may not be in your mind:

@PierreB

Other solutions for autonomous rotor lift have been tested: Cyclic pitch control for Rotary Airborne Wind Energy Syst. using a rotation compensating slew plate .

@dougselsam

Now you’re trying to chip away at little details of Roddy’s and my work, acting as though, as one example, mundane and common concepts like cyclic pitch control, or a rotating balloon, shaped and positioned to provide aerodynamic lift, have never occurred to anyone but you.

See my reply just above concerning cyclic pitch control: clearly I am not taking credit for it: another inaccuracy to say the least.
Concerning the rotating lenticular balloon, I mentioned it as a possibility, but you attribute yourself this idea, while qualifying now as “common concept”, making a false amalgam with my so-called attribution of the cyclic pitch control you falsely state.

@dougselsam

rotating lenticular balloons, as a concept, had already been looked into by me

Some elements of prove please.

None of the torque transfer devices have reached a reasonable altitude in years. There are several possible reactions: mine, which is to try to find solutions, and yours, which consists of denying this simple fact, denying the cause (catenary sag effect as the device scales up), and finally denying the possible solutions when they arise, while attributing them to you.

@dougselsam

Then your theme shifted to endless claims that AWE was doomed, because there was simply not enough space in the sky to support it.

I pursue to maintain that Power to space use ratio remains a largely underestimated issue.

And I’m not the one complaining every day about AWE’s lack of progress like you do by calling everyone an idiot.

I’m not going to qualify the rest of your rag, I don’t have the time.