Captive Helicopters

Topic for open discussion:

Captive Helicopters
and tethered drones (various amouts of kiting occurring)
(various amounts of energy expending and energy generation)

wiki/Captive_helicopter
Makani Power mixed mode: captive helicopter and generating kite
Sky WindPower mixed mode: captive helicopter and generating kite
e-Kite
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Tether-guided landing of unmanned helicopters without GPS sensors
Stanzel ElectroMic "Copter"
Ecilop Observer - tethered helicopter powered by wire
Victor Stanzel Electromic Copter
"In 1916, Major Stephan Petróczy von Petrócz of the Austro-Hungarian Army envisioned replacing hydrogen-filled observation balloons with tethered helicopters." Source Tethered and unmanned, the PKZ 2 was test flown on 2 April 1918. After several flights, including one that lasted about an hour, tests were suspended on 5 April because of insufficient power from the Gnome engines."
Now be honest, can you tell me what a Duncan & Bayley XP-2 Skyhook is? "The drone Duncan & Bayley developed, one of the first if not the first of its kind in the world, was a small single rotor helicopter powered by an electric motor using current supplied through a 150 metre (500 feet) insulated cable attached its carrying case. " 1940s ...
Autonomous Helicopter Landing on a Moving Platform Using a Tether 2005
Tethered drone maker earns $10M contract
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