Kite Craft: The History and Processes of Kitemaking Throughout the WorldOver 300 photographs illustrate the history of kites, their aerodynamics, and techniques for the construction and decoration of many types. |
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... kite with a train of four cellular kites . Hargrave's cellular forms were later capitalized on by Jimmy Wise , who claimed several successful ascents over New York in 1932 . Of some contemporary interest to those interested in pollution ...
... kite with a train of four cellular kites . Hargrave's cellular forms were later capitalized on by Jimmy Wise , who claimed several successful ascents over New York in 1932 . Of some contemporary interest to those interested in pollution ...
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... CELLULAR KITES Weather bureau kites of the design used early in this century provided meteorologists with a ready vehicle to send instruments aloft during the years before the airplane became a practical tool . Although they were ...
... CELLULAR KITES Weather bureau kites of the design used early in this century provided meteorologists with a ready vehicle to send instruments aloft during the years before the airplane became a practical tool . Although they were ...
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... cell . In a heavy wind also adjust the two - leg bridle so that the kite is angled closer to the horizontal . Included here are some examples of variations in wing design which have been successfully developed so far . Like all cellular ...
... cell . In a heavy wind also adjust the two - leg bridle so that the kite is angled closer to the horizontal . Included here are some examples of variations in wing design which have been successfully developed so far . Like all cellular ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 1 |
THE AERODYNAMICS OF KITES | 25 |
BASIC CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES | 44 |
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acrylic paint AERODYNAMICS OF KITES airfoil Airplane Kite attached bamboo BASIC CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES batik bird kites box kite breeze bridle cells CELLULAR KITES Chinese color Conyne kite Courtesy craft crosspiece DECORATING THE KITE delta wing dihedral angle dipped dowels drag drogue fabric fiber glass Fighter kite flexible flier flies flight flown Fly a Kite flying line fold frame Frank Rodriguez Fumio Yoshimura glued Hargrave Jalbert Japan Japanese jibs kite construction kite covering kite design kite face kite's kitefliers kitemakers knot lashed launch Lawrence Hargrave leading edge length lift surface loop mainsail material Mylar notch ORIENTAL KITES P.O. Box parafoil parawing piece reel rigid Rogallo rubber cement rudder sail shape side spar spine stability sticks string guideline strips structure tail tape taut tetrahedral tetrahedral kites thin tion tissue paper Tyvek vents weight white glue wire wood Zephyrlite