[JoeF]

Smooth quality post, Kai Martin. Cornerstone.
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Following your suggestion, maybe continue the brainstorming on the Next Personal Flight Mode (NPFM).

Collecting the fuzzy inputs while missing some (all may add overlooked):
1. Kai's Martin: bird flight. Intuitive flight. Sought "handle bar" to handle instability.
2. Solved landing gear. (ski, skid, radical chute, … ? … Safe-Splat, … )
3. Low & Fast
4. Urban wing-running gliding
5. Smart sails with wing morphing.
6. Wing: self-assembly from 5-ft pack; self-packing. Low-mass.
7. eHG option on "6."
8. Gust visibility
9. NextGen traffic mix. Airspace opens greatly.
10. Self-water relaunch by various methods.
11. Urban gliding opens. Roof launches. Roof landings. Architects plan for urban-roof landings more emphatically. Residential roofs open for aviation.
12. Cross-ocean HG (all vital needs solved for world-around flight)
13. Kite-system flight FFAWE
14. Ten-pound HG Monolith mass-produced using advanced-foam-like material
15. Total-home HG: All living shelter, personal relief, communications, sleeper, office, … home: bottled in wing system for the single traveler …
16. Cannot-break HG wing, guaranteed unbreakable in the air with 50-year warranty. UV or moisture just do not have any bad effect on system. G:+/- 20.
17. Self-land relaunch off flatland using various methods self-contained in system.

One method: Self-reel closing of tether length that couples canopy wing with HG (thus no ground anchor, no towing vehicle). Both coupled wings launch into the air while being on long tether; HG reels line. This does not use trees, soil anchors, gambions, tow vehicles, etc. The method just needs to keep the two coupled wings from snagging ground objects until both wings and line are up off the ground; launch into air occurs soon; both wings kite upward. In one embodiment have only the HG inhabited; bring in canopy wing into HG after altitude is reached and used the system later for rescue or another launch cycle. In another embodiment: Have PG inhabited as one wing coupled to inhabited HG; by the reeling of the coupled line, HG and PG launch each other at once. Umbilical cord; echo of gestation and birth! PG-HG birth each other. Note: the long line may be lifted off the ground by using kites or kytoons along its long length when wanted to keep the line surely off the ground when starting the launch sequence.
License: CC+ 4.x BY NC+ SA for technology by Joe Faust under kPower, Inc. thresholds within Open-AWE Cooperative. ~~~~ JoeF

18. One-Way-Wing Escalator
19. "Be each other's wings." "You are my wing. You lift me up."
20.
21.
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Keep it going. See the unseen. Grow NextHG.

~ JoeF

[JoeF]

On novel method disclosed on point 17. in prior post, there are the following disclosures to add:

Third embodiment has to do with coupled HGs or coupled PGs doing aloft step-tether-closing-towing without propellers, but just the novel method; once coupling distance is short, the line is let out hung while soaring out occurs to put the line at length again; as they are still coupled, then the tether-gather is operated again to have another cycle of tether-gather kiting while couple. Repeast this cycle to climb to limits.

Fourth embodiment of the novel method is to have two independent glider not yet coupled doing a tether coupling while aloft; then proceed to use the novel method for tether-gather kiting without propellers; again stepping cycles my then be used, if wanted.

*License: CC+ 4.x BY NC+ SA for technology by Joe Faust under kPower, Inc. thresholds within Open-AWE Cooperative. ~~~~ JoeF

[JoeF]

* Fifth embodiment involves having a tether-collecting device on each of the two long-tether-coupled gliders; in such variation both tether-collecting devices may contribute to collecting tether during the shortening of the tether coupling; in such variation the tasking of kiting the two wings is shared by the combination of the two separated collecting devices.

Sixth embodiment of the novel launch method is a threesome where there are three gliders tether-coupled forming a global triangle where two tethers arrive to each glider wing, yet there is but one global triangle of tether; the glider wings are at the three corners of a global triangle of tether. Each glider could have a tether-collecting device; upon operation the gliders' tether-collecting device pull in two lines at once; such operation has the global triangle of tethers shrink in sized as the three separate gliders approach the approximate centroid of the global triangle. As the global triangle of tethers shrinks then there is an apparent wind formed for each glider which may be used to kite up to gain altitude; when the operation is smartly done, then all three gliders are kited together to a higher altitude.

Seventh embodiment is to have the three gliders of the sixth embodiment description release line at the gained altitude to have the global triangle of tether relax and grow as the glider glide away from the centroid of the global triangle. Upon reaching out points forming a larger global triangle of tehter, then the gliders may reverse direction and begin to use the tether-gathering devies again to gain a new step of kiting for another cycle of altitude gain. This all is a threesome coordinated step-towing using the essence of the novel launch method.

Eighth embodiment is to have four or more gliders tether-coupled similar to the sixth embodiment described above, but here the gliders would be at the vertices of a global polygon: square, pentagon, hexagon, hepagon, etc., n-gon, where each glider still has just two lines being collected at its tether-collecting device. During operation for launch to gain kited altitude, each glider collects two tethers; the result is that the n-gon of tether shrinks and each glider faces an apparent wind for use in kiting to a higher altitude. The same operation for step-towing for the n-gon may occur as development in the three-some and the two-glider arrangement.

We are not limited to the eight embodiments briefly described; those skilled in the arts will notice other variations and arrangements that use the fundamental novel launch method. In all embodiments, the gliders may de-couple from the global tether-coupling to enter free-flight; and in such free-flight the gliders may opt to re-couple and enter another cycle of use of the novel launch method. Further, the novel launch method could be used to enter various FFAWE flights where differential winds may be used to advantage for coupled soaring. Also, the novel launch method may be used to launch IFOs which are energy-production sailplanes as especially taught by Gabor Dobos.

*License: CC+ 4.x BY NC+ SA for technology by Joe Faust under kPower, Inc. thresholds within Open-AWE Cooperative. ~~~~ JoeF
Non-profit recreation use of the novel method and experimenting with the novel method is open without royalty respect; commercial use of the novel method is to be negotiated with kPower, Inc. where thresholds trigger certain respects.

[JoeF]

Artists are invited to illustrate various embodiments of the NLM
Here a first effort:

[JoeF]

Folder assisting: Novel Launch Method, Flight Method, Soaring Method, Relaunch Method
The fundamental method allows either continued coupling for coupled flight, coupled soaring, or coupled step-climbing.

[JoeF]

November 27, 2014

Cool idea, Joe; it is a hybrid FF/powered-flight mode workable without wind.

We can suppose the soft-kite or drogue that the HG launches against is somehow doused and stowed on the HG as they close together, so the system remains self-contained for another take-off cycle elsewhere. Another trick with this rig is to self step-tow aloft, wherefore the HG releases the soft-kite or drogue, pays-out the towline, turns back and tows itself back to the drogue to reach max velocity, picks up the drogue, and glides higher by its momentum. Note that a drogue and a high-performance glider can work together synergistically. The drogue can even act as an emergency chute, if the glider breaks.

The trade-offs compared to traditional powered flight require study, since the two modes are so different. We know that in theory the towing can be comparable in efficiency, but can we identify special capabilities? For starters, the system might support classic dual-wing FFAWE (tethered foil-pairs). The system can launch just as Joe suggests, self step-tow up into strong wind gradients to then continue flight in FFAWE mode.

We can see the basic ideas work in principle, but that extraordinary skill and talent is needed to perfect them. Wishing we had 100 Dale Kramers to explore the exotic soaring design spaces we have discovered conceptually…

CC+ Open-AWE Pool

Dale Kramer: soaring champion, soaring-matter inventor, FFAWE club member, Lazair Video: Dale Kramer Lazair Electric, Amphibious, Soaring
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraflight_Lazair
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Nov. 28, 2014
Ace work, Joe,
re 6th embodiment (triangle )
Do you imagine the collected motion more as a pumping jellyfishing …all together in and up… glide back and repeat…(both neighbours pulled or released at any time)
or as rotary climb pull my upwind higher neighbour & release to my very downwind & lower going neighbour … (either neighbours pulled or released at any time)
or other altogether?

I'd suggest as the polygon side count grows the shape or action of the glide device will likely change due to the relation between forward force proportion and sideways force toward neighbour .
All CC licensing as per Joe's recommendation

Rod Read

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Nov. 28, 2014
Another variant is two wings joined by an elastic tether sufficient to store enough energy for launching into usable wind shear. Both wings can even take off at the same time by somehow clawing apart then climbing toward each other. Thereafter, the elastic tether can store and release potential energy in cycling flight phases while working the shear zone.

This is the simplest mechanical means of self-powered flight with only wings and tethers; but limited by drag, mass, and low-capacity factors; so it would need strong sharp wind gradients to work well, and would be very tricky to master.
CC+ Open-AWE IP Pool
~~ Dave Santos

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On Nov 29, 2014, at 6:56 AM, Joe Faust wrote:

[Name1], [Name2], [Name3],
I recommend paper printing attached PDF and saving in "Dad" file
for possible use to approach kPower,Inc. after I pass.

Ed and Dave, any equitable benefits related to any and all my IP placed into kPower,Inc.
toward me is to go to by children as beneficiaries for such upon my death. They are

[Name1]
[Name2]
[Name3]

Best to all,
Thank you, kPower, Inc., for filing this relational notice in trust.
~ Joe Faust
cc: Ed Sapir and Dave Santos of kPower, Inc.
cc: Rod Read
cc: John Oyebanji, AWEIA

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Dave Santos 9:38 AM (2 hours ago) November 29, 2014 to [Name1], [Name2], [Name3], ed, John, Rod
Dear Joe,
We will remember and honor your wishes. May you have many more years with us, however. Thanks for the great creative work you have done for AWE so far, and going forward.

On behalf of your many friends, warmest regards,

~ Dave Santos

[JoeF]

Artists are invited to illustrated the new flight method using images of paired aircraft type of their choosing.
Consider using two matching aircraft from your favorite manufacturer.

Furthering: The novel flight method intends a choice of placement of the winch: The placement may be in one wing element or two wing elements or in all of the wing elements of an n-gonal arrangement. Also, the winch may be in mid-tether for niche solutions using the novel flight method; the winch also might be held in midair by a kite system or LTA kytoon system or LTA balloon; in such cases two branches of the intended tether could be captured by involved gliders in order to get ready for the novel flight action phase. We add these things to the license announced in this discussion thread, which reference for commercial operations. ~ JoeF

[JoeF]

Rod Read advanced note is here paraphrased: Shorten the tether under winch power; fly past each other while letting coupling tether lengthen and slacken; then turn about and begin another climb step. Keep steps going as both pilots climb to target altitude. Then decide what both want to do. Such uses the fundamental NFM (Novel Flight Method).

Dec. 4, 2014
The beautiful symmetrical dance form suggested by this scheme, …
where two craft share a matched force on a line … with all their focus on coming together and gliding past …
using their energy for hauling in and letting go again to come back for another go at lifting oneself and the pair ever higher…