Design and Construction - Kites

Kites, Recreation – Top

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Kite building plans, tips and techniques.

Measurements of the relative stiffness and weight of spars.

Tips for tuning a Tim Benson Gemini sport kite.

Detailed discussion of soft foil design and construction.

Hints and tips for building Chinese kites.

Explains the traditional construction of the Japanese Hata.

Power kite design and construction, buggy plans, trick kites, and photographs.

A site dedicated to miniature kites including plans, kits, construction tips, building materials, photo galleries and contest results.

Russian site with tools for modeling the behaviour of textile structures interacting with fluid.

Plans to build the Team Triangle and vented Team Triangle kite.

Design and building instructions for ram-air foils and inflatable sled-style foils using CAD type software.

Details of Paul Garber's World War II naval gunnery target kites. Includes contemporary instruction manual and patent data.

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