[ExI] Inflatable tower could climb to the edge of space

[Dan]

--- On Fri, 6/12/09, Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> At 12:51 PM 6/12/2009 -0500, I blathered:
>> Could wind help *lift* the tower if it has nicely
>> shaped computer adjusted aerofoils jutting out from it all
>> the way up, orthogonal to the wind?
> 
> That's not what I meant, is it? 

You're asking someone else what you meant?  :)

> Exactly wrong: in line with
> the wind (when that would help). <cough>

I had a picture of wings lifting the tower -- ones that stuck out the sides from the perspective of the line of the wind.  Would that work?  Wouldn't that be orthogonal?

Regards,

Dan