Mothra

• Mothra 1

• Mothra 2

• Mothra 3 is in planning stage:  March 2013: AirborneWindEnergy/message/8948
   

• Latest news:

  • March 2013: AirborneWindEnergy/message/8948

  • December 13, 2012: M2 : Mini Mothra   

  • August 27, 2012:  =>>AWES6841

• AWES6567 and the following posts there! 
  See: Mothra1 flies! More to come. See post and following replies.
  Mothra 2 flies.

• The KiteLab Austin Team includes
  • Dave Santos, designer and CTO,
  • Ed Sapir, a multidisciplinary engineer and manager,
  • Pablo Ortiz II as a giant-kite master,
  • Bob Wolf, as prototype mechanic,
  • Tom Lupton as master machinist,
  • John Borsheim as a consulting Test Engineer, and
  • Brooks Coleman helping with WEC parts.

• http://www.energykitesystems.net/KiteLab/Mothra/mothra1finalconfig40.jpg  Size reduced 40% of original as shown on this page.
• Full resolution: http://www.energykitesystems.net/KiteLab/Mothra/mothra1finalconfig.jpg   Larger file.
• soft links

• AWES6567
• http://www.energykitesystems.net/KiteLab/kite_engine_studies.JPG
• http://www.energykitesystems.net/KiteLab/concept_arches.JPG
• AWES4504
• AWES4468
• Update from Austin (Soft Rivet Technology (TM)) 
• Re: [AWES] Re: Polyester - 300m2 Kite Farm Arch and Bike-Based WECS Studies and supplies 
• Re: [AWES] Re: 300m2 Kite Farm Arch and Bike-Based WECS Studies and supplies 
• 300m2 Kite Farm Arch and Bike-Based WECS Studies and supplies 
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• Some earlier video
  1. Mothra 1 has its maiden flight in July 2012                [Mothra Song (1966)]
  2. Mothra1 Flight Modes - Launch and Land Sequence
  3. Powerful Mega-kite MOTHRA1 shakes off wet sand like a phoenix rising

   

• CoolIP from Mothra
• vv
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• Mothra 2 is open for discussion at  AWESmessage/7820
  • Mothra 2 Bundle for transport
    http://energykitesystems.net//KiteLab/Mothra/Mothra2Bundle.jpg   High resolution.
  • Mothra 2 front view
    http://energykitesystems.net//KiteLab/Mothra/Mothra2front2.jpg High resolution.
  • Mothra 2 maiden flight in 2012
    http://energykitesystems.net//KiteLab/Mothra/Mothra2maidenflight.jpg High resolution.

Published on Dec 13, 2012     Published: December 13, 2012: M2 : Mini Mothra        And discuss with replies here: AirborneWindEnergy/message/8235