I'll eat my hat when a kite manages to pull a few thousand tons of steel and saves fuel in the process.
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Originally posted by pym View PostYep and that article is from 2014 - haven't seen any pictures or reports of trials as of yet.
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Originally posted by pym View PostCheers, a land based stationary demo - that's what I meant.
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few more articles from around june / jily that i found and a discussion on reddit which i havent bothered reading.
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/h...osts-1.2296224
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime...ites-1.2297873
https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/com...g_fuel_saving/"He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."
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Originally posted by morpheus View Postfew more articles from around june / jily that i found and a discussion on reddit which i havent bothered reading.
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/h...osts-1.2296224
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime...ites-1.2297873
https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/com...g_fuel_saving/
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Originally posted by The real Jack View PostThey're not pulling much mustard in one tech demonstrator, for such a world saving technology it's odd they've transitioned to flogging performance management software for non kitey ships. I can't find any recent news about the project either.
all this Kite stuff is a long way from UAV's, which at least are controllable and can do specific observational or interdiction tasks. Kites will only work if the wind suits the direction in which the ship wishes to travel. The idea of kite sails on ships has a certain merit but also introduces hazards and inconveniences that add to the shipboard burdens for crews.
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Originally posted by ancientmariner View Post.
all this Kite stuff is a long way from UAV's, which at least are controllable and can do specific observational or interdiction tasks. Kites will only work if the wind suits the direction in which the ship wishes to travel. The idea of kite sails on ships has a certain merit but also introduces hazards and inconveniences that add to the shipboard burdens for crews.
If you need better situational awareness and on board systems are insufficient, build the ships with aviation capability. Simply put there are no vessels anywhere near the size of the P60 worldwide being built without a flightdeck and hangar. A kite is not the answer.
Then there is the absolute ridiculousness of an overt kite on a supposedly covert platform. It's going to light up on even the most basic radar. The function of a NS vessel is not to save fuel. The cynic in me wonders if given the long lead time for this project, that this is all just an effort to be seen to be proactive about cost saving.
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Originally posted by Jetjock View PostIt's mooted use as a sensor platform within the NS is also dubious, as you would end up with an expensive system with certain weather limitations that is usable only some of the time. The technical aspect of sensor integration is mind boggling to say the least.These kites fly figure of eight patterns to stay in the sky. The processing capability needed to come up with any usable information from a kite mounted array is huge.
If you need better situational awareness and on board systems are insufficient, build the ships with aviation capability. Simply put there are no vessels anywhere near the size of the P60 worldwide being built without a flightdeck and hangar. A kite is not the answer.
Then there is the absolute ridiculousness of an overt kite on a supposedly covert platform. It's going to light up on even the most basic radar. The function of a NS vessel is not to save fuel. The cynic in me wonders if given the long lead time for this project, that this is all just an effort to be seen to be proactive about cost saving.
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Originally posted by DeV View PostIt's an R&D job
The bottom line for all Naval packages aboard ship is that the derivation of New concepts should come from Naval Sources, or it's allied industries. Such improvements should make the equipped vessel a better fighting platform. We can help out Marine Industry in certain projects but remember we are NOT an adjunct of Industry or it's R&D. There are many out there think the Naval Service is a free platform for their projects.
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