Another test by kPower at the Texas AWE Encampment. The simple Coroplast® wing loops passively under a pilot kite. Note how it easily recovers when swatted by the swirly Texas wind.

http://youtu.be/Qh-OChi_jns

Thanks to Roy Mueller for the red and white checkered parafoil made with scraps from the legendary Domina Jalbert - this to demonstrate FAA conspicuity.

• kPower cc by 3.    11Jan2014           Discuss at:  AirborneWindEnergy/conversations/messages/10921

March 19, 2014 progress: HEREdiscuss.       
Training with a looping parafoil under a pilot kite continues at the Texas AWE Encampment. We spent a few hours trimming, resetting the lines, and testing different pilot kites in the gusty swirly wind. We anticipate the addition of a PTO will actually make it fly better.
Note video is crude and for technical study only: http://youtu.be/fOK5P1XZxU0

kPower CC IP 3.0         ~~ kPower          19Mar2014  

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