| 摘要 |
<p>A wind-powered craft combining aspects of flying and sailing, where the craft (1) is tethered (10) to an anchor (11) located in navigable waters. The anchor is constructed to resist forces applied during normal flying of the wing assembly (3), which forces would attempt to withdraw the anchor from the water. The pilot may steer the anchor by manipulating the tethers which are attached to controls on a rigid frame (8) supporting the pilot. The frame (8) is pivotably supported beneath the wing (3) which may be bowshaped, or at least have a negative dihedral. The pilot also has access to controls to regulate the position of the wing assembly, e.g. by pivotable flaps (6).</p> |
