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Mr float

NSW

3452 posts

Mr float

NSW, 3452 posts

16 Dec 2007 5:33pm

www.networkworld.com/article/2349812/football-field-sized-kite-powers-latest-heavy-freight-ship.html

bennie

ACT

1258 posts

bennie

ACT, 1258 posts

16 Dec 2007 8:06pm

That is amazing. Imagine the airtime you could get with that baby!.

Jaimie Lee

QLD

120 posts

Jaimie Lee

QLD, 120 posts

16 Dec 2007 8:46pm

haha i saw that! what happens if there is no wind?? same as kiting I guess..dont go anywhere!

Danger Mouse

592 posts

Danger Mouse

WA, 592 posts

17 Dec 2007 6:44am

I've got an OLD '04 21m Best that they could borrow, that'll just about pull a ship.

mrbonk

NSW

483 posts

mrbonk

NSW, 483 posts

17 Dec 2007 9:14am

Jaimie Lee said...

haha i saw that! what happens if there is no wind?? same as kiting I guess..dont go anywhere!

It's designed to supplement the existing fuel engine, not replace it. If there's no wind, they just crank the pollution generator up and keep going.

par

NSW

44 posts

par

NSW, 44 posts

17 Dec 2007 11:27am

mrbonk said...

It's designed to supplement the existing fuel engine, not replace it. If there's no wind, they just crank the pollution generator up and keep going.

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Kalavas

146 posts

Kalavas

WA, 146 posts

17 Dec 2007 11:51am

Jaimie Lee said...

haha i saw that! what happens if there is no wind??

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