Affiliated Projects

Corwin Hardham, 1974-2012

10/29/12

It is with deep sorrow that we must announce that Corwin Hardham, Co-Founder and CEO/CTO of Makani Power, and Advisor to the Kiteboat Project, among other companies, died unexpectedly but peacefully on October 23rd, 2012. He was 38 years old.

Corwin’s clear vision and deep commitment to transformative innovation in clean energy inspired us all. A brilliant engineer and skillful leader, as well as an avid kitesurfer, dancer, and community builder, he showed boundless energy and generosity in all aspects of his life.

Our hearts go out to his family, his close companion Gia Schneider, and his many friends.

Please visit his memorial site at astupendousbadass.com for more information.

Chopper Test Flight

10/13/11

Dudu flew a few of the Makani team out to their test site last night, primarily to locate the field and also to test the video equipment in the helicopter and check out a gyroscope camera mount. The gyroscope was noticeably helpful and the test yielded beautiful footage that could easily be motion stabilized for stable aerial views of a kiteboat or a wing test. In the attached video, Andrea started with a shot of the airport that was filmed before the gyroscope was attached to the camera and as you will see, it is very shaky. The gyroscope takes ten minutes to get up to speed, and does not change direction very easily, but with a little forethought and practice, any […more]