Erikatharsis@kbin.social to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 year agorule the wavesmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1307arrow-down10
arrow-up1307arrow-down1imagerule the wavesmedia.kbin.socialErikatharsis@kbin.social to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareMarvin42@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI think they are actually proper kites flying rather high (at least compared to regular sails) in approximate 300 m AGL. The big difference is that at this hight there is significantly stronger wind.
minus-squareObilinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWanted to see what that would look like and found more info here: https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/12/20/this-huge-kite-is-dragging-cargo-ships-across-the-atlantic-ocean
I think they are actually proper kites flying rather high (at least compared to regular sails) in approximate 300 m AGL.
The big difference is that at this hight there is significantly stronger wind.
Wanted to see what that would look like and found more info here: https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/12/20/this-huge-kite-is-dragging-cargo-ships-across-the-atlantic-ocean