Pacific Power Sails
Dan Tracy

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• See also:
  • http://www.energykitesystems.net/PacificPowerSails/index.html
  • http://www.energykitesystems.net/KiteForSail/index.html
  • http://www.energykitesystems.net/HighWindHawaii/index.html   THIS PAGE

• SOURCE 4 art grants awarded
• Source Maui 2011 Power-sail Demos        Feb. 18-21, 2011. Thanks to an art grant provided by Source Maui http://sourcemaui.com/the-arts-at-source/art/source-4-art..." a power-sail was trialed for 10 hours of electricity production. The Power-sail lifted wind turbines up to harness stronger more consistent wind found at higher altitude." 
  [ ] What was done with the produced electricity?
   
• http://tinyurl.com/DanTracyPowerSails333
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• HighWindHawaii's Channel
  [[Ed: Without confirmation, I see two turbines on the kite; I do not have any notes concerning what those turbines are doing, if any more than spinning. Notes are welcome.]]
  • 1st Flight, full scale proto (flight on October 28, 2010)
  • Power Sail  
  • 60 minute Autonomous Flight (September 15, 2010, air space certified)
  • Dual Prop   Sept. 1, 2010
  • High Performance Testing
  • Tree Deployment
  • Power-sail     (one spinner shown; not sure if gen is involved; facts are invited) August 25, 2010.
  • 1st Flight        August 21, 2010
• Greenlee meter
• Shown: instance of one turbine.     Also, instance of two turbines.

Discussion:

• Go for three turbines? Ten turbines?   Conductive tether?
• What record is there of the "air space certified" note.  
• Why the mystery of identification? 
• Flygen is depicted.  Turbine integrated with wing. Framed flexible sail; multiple sled channels. Framed set-off for bridling for turbine clearance. Turbines set upwind.
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