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'Windmill': China tests world’s first megawatt-level airship to capture high winds
(interestingengineering.com)
Wow. I hope this tech works out practically.
this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2025
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500 to 1,000 meters AGL is going to be a problem for aircrafts. You need remote areas to have no interference bc these are big balloons.
Paint the balloons red and put lights on them so aircraft don't hit them.
Why red? Paint it like a brick wall so they can pass through.
Why red?
Because it makes the blood stains less noticeable.
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That is really cool!
I assume they have designed these in a way that doesn't adversely impact migratory birds
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Is that thing going to be able to float itself and support the weight of the cables at the altitudes they talk about?
Tether to the ground limits X-axis. Buoyancy limits Y-axis. Draw a circle around the sine of ground-to-windmill hypotenuse and you immediately know the max constraints of where the windmill will be
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