Forum | Classifieds | Lost & Found | CGKA | Industry | Sensors | Forecast | Spots | Seattle | Decals | RSS | Facebook Events | Photos | Search | Register | Profile | Log in to check your messages | Log in  worlds most impressive self launch Page 1, 2  Next          Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast previous topic :: next topic   Author Message pdxmonkeyboy Since 16 May 2006 6081 Posts forever labled as the retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master Wed Mar 10, 10 12:06 pm    worlds most impressive self launch Link windpig Since 28 Aug 2008 283 Posts Obsessed Wed Mar 10, 10 12:27 pm     Can't wait to go sky sailing. fredf Since 10 Jan 2009 80 Posts Eugene. Or   Wed Mar 10, 10 12:44 pm     Facinating but what about rotors? C Johnson Since 17 Apr 2009 854 Posts Seattle Opinionated Wed Mar 10, 10 1:18 pm     looks incredibly complicated.... here's an idea that would help fuel consumption and the unemployment rate. No wind required. Although, wind does help.  viking rowing ship  jsi0023l.jpg  _________________ www.youtube.com/c/christianjohnsons kt Since 16 Mar 2005 763 Posts Portland, Or Opinionated Wed Mar 10, 10 2:47 pm     here's something along the same lines. power generation from a kite: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/hydro-paraplant/ pkh Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder Wed Mar 10, 10 3:50 pm     kt wrote: here's something along the same lines. power generation from a kite: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/hydro-paraplant/ That's probably the most practical kite power plant solution I have heard yet. Its brain dead simple, that's why it'd probably work. Could you imagine how much pull there would be from that size of kite! kt Since 16 Mar 2005 763 Posts Portland, Or Opinionated Wed Mar 10, 10 4:37 pm     pkh wrote: Could you imagine how much pull there would be from that size of kite! i'd just like to be the captain of that vessel. all day long, just mowing the lawn on your 200 foot kiteboard. kt FlyDunes Since 09 Oct 2007 1034 Posts Aloha XTreme Poster Wed Mar 10, 10 8:52 pm     fredf wrote: Facinating but what about rotors? Rotor is caused by obstructions. Not too many obstructions on the open sea. Maybe they could hire bambam to pilot just in case. _________________ Lets FLY kitezilla Since 22 Jun 2006 453 Posts gorge Obsessed Thu Mar 11, 10 6:25 am     It's a single line kite, and yet it appears to be controllable and can be turned pretty fast ( for a huge kite). How do they make it turn? Servo motors pulling on bridle lines? mcsailor0303 Since 18 Mar 2009 184 Posts The Dalles Stoked Thu Mar 11, 10 8:50 am     what is the biggest production kite for kiteboarding ever made I wonder? jbruxer Since 24 Jul 2005 398 Posts Beaverton, OR Obsessed Thu Mar 11, 10 9:04 am     mcsailor0303 wrote: what is the biggest production kite for kiteboarding ever made I wonder? I think I remember an old 30m Naish being talked about. There was an image of it floating around somewhere. Moto Since 03 Sep 2006 2698 Posts Still a gojo pimp! Moto Mouth Thu Mar 11, 10 9:09 am     There is a 32m monkey. That sh*t is pimp!!! _________________ Still rockin gojos, *ssless chaps, and ankle weights! pdxmonkeyboy Since 16 May 2006 6081 Posts forever labled as the retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master Thu Mar 11, 10 9:16 am     Lmfao. 32 meters!! That thing probably comes with a set of fins to get back to shore if you crash it. Remember the good old days of relaunching old c kites by swimming to the side if them? Or the chicken loop with no release mechanism? I did allot of swimmng in those days pkh Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder Thu Mar 11, 10 9:43 am     Naish also made a 50m kite when Don Montague was playing around with kites and outriggers. I don't think it was ever for sale though. Now Don is working for one of these green/kite energy startups funded by Google. genek Since 21 Jul 2006 2165 Posts East Po KGB Thu Mar 11, 10 10:48 am     pkh wrote: Naish also made a 50m kite when Don Montague was playing around with kites and outriggers. I don't think it was ever for sale though. Now Don is working for one of these green/kite energy startups funded by Google. Makani Power. I interviewed there a couple years back. Wonder how they're doing. _________________ The Slider Project, LLC Support the cause! http://www.sliderproject.com/ EY Since 06 Jul 2008 76 Posts NW, Florida, Asia Made in China Thu Mar 11, 10 11:58 am     Link pdxmonkeyboy Since 16 May 2006 6081 Posts forever labled as the retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master Thu Mar 11, 10 12:33 pm     only Naish would make a 50 meter kite. LOL        Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1, 2  Next Page 1 of 2   Jump to: Select a forum Northwest Kiteboarding Discussion Forum----------------Gorge / Portland / Oregon CoastFor SaleLost & FoundIndustry SoapboxCGKA  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum