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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... cloth , and not the other way around , otherwise all the cloth strips will fall to the bottom of the line . This type of tail is adjusted by lengthen- ing and shortening , by moving the strips of cloth together or farther apart , or by ...
... cloth , and not the other way around , otherwise all the cloth strips will fall to the bottom of the line . This type of tail is adjusted by lengthen- ing and shortening , by moving the strips of cloth together or farther apart , or by ...
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... cloth tape , heat sealing rubber cement , leather cement , sewable , some contact cements ( use test strips with adhesives to be certain ) BASIC CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES Polyethylene tubings can be easily cut ,. COVERING MATERIAL TEAR ...
... cloth tape , heat sealing rubber cement , leather cement , sewable , some contact cements ( use test strips with adhesives to be certain ) BASIC CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES Polyethylene tubings can be easily cut ,. COVERING MATERIAL TEAR ...
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... cloth dipped in epoxy around this joint of fiberglass rod to secure it . The Zephyrlite covering was painted with airplane dope to secure the stitching . more specialized . Tying with string will not provide a satisfactory joint on ...
... cloth dipped in epoxy around this joint of fiberglass rod to secure it . The Zephyrlite covering was painted with airplane dope to secure the stitching . more specialized . Tying with string will not provide a satisfactory joint on ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 1 |
THE AERODYNAMICS OF KITES | 25 |
BASIC CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES | 44 |
Copyright | |
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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