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surforkite
surforkite
NSW
153 posts
surforkite surforkite
NSW, 153 posts
17 Nov 2019 3:21pm
Anyone else seen this 100mtr kitesurfing kite like I have seen online some time back?
Cant find pics and details online anymore.
Was made for a world record I seem to remember and I did see it in the air, and site said 3knot wind and was only at 12 o'clock of course.
bjw
bjw
QLD
3689 posts
bjw bjw
QLD, 3689 posts
17 Nov 2019 3:05pm
I used to have a 17m, pretty sure itd be harder to pump up the 100m kite.

Imagine trying to find a leak!
Kamikuza
Kamikuza
QLD
6493 posts
Kamikuza Kamikuza
QLD, 6493 posts
17 Nov 2019 5:34pm
Don Montague from Naish was doing things with big kites and boats like catamarans, and there was even a company that wanted to put kites on cargo ships to reduce fuel use.

timmybuddhadude
timmybuddhadude
WA
862 posts
timmybuddhadude timmybuddhadude
WA, 862 posts
17 Nov 2019 8:32pm
Yeah i heard about the cargo ships kite..anyone have a vid on it?
surforkite
surforkite
NSW
153 posts
surforkite surforkite
NSW, 153 posts
18 Nov 2019 9:53am
Have seen the video of the guy standing in a dingy getting pulled along.
Also the 100mtr with a 10mtr standing inside it.
didn't keep vid and can't find it online now.
Trant
Trant
NSW
601 posts
Trant Trant
NSW, 601 posts
18 Nov 2019 11:01am
Monkey Kites sold a 28 meter LEI for a while.
I remember we had to take it in turns to pump it up, the leading edge was very thick.

Steering was, um, slow, but it was a fun kite to try out.

I can't imagine how big a 100m kite would be. Surely it couldn't have been an inflatable kite?
79Boarder
79Boarder
NSW
94 posts
79Boarder 79Boarder
NSW, 94 posts
18 Nov 2019 3:35pm
Kamikuza
Kamikuza
QLD
6493 posts
Kamikuza Kamikuza
QLD, 6493 posts
18 Nov 2019 3:42pm
timmybuddhadude said..
Yeah i heard about the cargo ships kite..anyone have a vid on it?


Only ever remember animations, dunno if it got to practical deployment
Kamikuza
Kamikuza
QLD
6493 posts
Kamikuza Kamikuza
QLD, 6493 posts
18 Nov 2019 3:43pm
79Boarder said..


I hate that idea so much. Does nobody remember barrage balloons?
RAL INN
RAL INN
SA
2897 posts
RAL INN RAL INN
SA, 2897 posts
18 Nov 2019 6:46pm
2003-4 Peter Lynn was working on kite powered boat in Christchurch estuary.
surforkite
surforkite
NSW
153 posts
surforkite surforkite
NSW, 153 posts
19 Nov 2019 7:39am
Yes was inflatable! couldn't pump up that of course.
looked very professional made, just huge version of the 10mtr which was in one pic also
Kitepower.nl
Kitepower.nl
1 posts
Kitepower.nl Kitepower.nl
1 posts
25 Nov 2019 6:47pm
At Kitepower (www.kitepower.nl) we fly kites to generate electricity, airborne wind energy that is! See below a picture of our 100sqm prototype.

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Trant
Trant
NSW
601 posts
Trant Trant
NSW, 601 posts
27 Nov 2019 11:47am
Kitepower.nl said..
At Kitepower (www.kitepower.nl) we fly kites to generate electricity, airborne wind energy that is! See below a picture of our 100sqm prototype.



Loop it!

Awesome, that is huge. I'd be interested to see the steering mechanism for that. The bridle must be pretty complicated too.
hilly
hilly
WA
8120 posts
hilly hilly
WA, 8120 posts
27 Nov 2019 11:38am
Kitepower.nl said..
At Kitepower (www.kitepower.nl) we fly kites to generate electricity, airborne wind energy that is! See below a picture of our 100sqm prototype.

Follow us on:
- Facebook (www.facebook.com/kitepower.bv/)
- Twitter (twitter.com/_Kitepower)
- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/kitepower-bv/)
If you would like to hear more from Kitepower and stay up to date with its kite developments, subscribe to the monthly newsletter at www.kitepower.nl/subscribe


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Greenarrowz
Greenarrowz
NSW
301 posts
Greenarrowz Greenarrowz
NSW, 301 posts
28 Nov 2019 7:04pm
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