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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2023
United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
Geoffrey L. Bland, Parksley, VA (US);
Joseph Bretthauer, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Richard Craincross, Philadelphia, PA (US);
United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A kite-based line climber apparatus includes a fuselage; a wing assembly connected to the fuselage; an elevator assembly connected to the fuselage; and a line attachment assembly. The line attachment assembly has a pylon extending through and connected to the wing assembly and one or more coupling members disposed on the mast member. A kite line of the kite is configured to be coupled to or run along the coupling member(s). The apparatus provides a light weight aerodynamically efficient design for a line climber that enables a high level of altitude control as well as climb/decent speed.