A Beijing-led consortium has completed the first full flight validation of China's S4000 tethered airborne wind-energy system, lifting a lightweight generator 4,000 meters above the ground to tap stronger, steadier winds.

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Countering turbulence, the system uses onboard servo control to trim its attitude

Such a sassy blimp

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