nus
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Nice KITE!
I saw this on another forum hopfully this hasn't alredy been posted... but it's pretty sweet
http://62.96.221.234/streamingfarm/Skysails/Beaufort_03_768k.wmv
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BigSiler
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Are they pulling the ship with the kite?? If so very cool.. Bet it would save lots of fuel.. Wonder how its steered.
peace
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nus
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it appears that the kite is pulling the ship... it's steered by some sort of weight or pully system.. they show it really quick on the vid. Pretty
amazing
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BigSiler
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Ship = $10,000,000
Big Ol Kite = $5,000
Saving the world from using to much fuel = Pricless
Now We need to hook them up to NASCAR and we can really save some fuel.... lol .. Would make those left turns little cooler
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doomwheels
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