Download Kite Lines - Vol. 11 No. 2 (Winter-Spring 1995)

Cover Story: The spirit of Dieppe, with Simon Freidin at the 8th Biennial International Kite Festival, including cover photo of Aimé Barsalou. Features: Simon Freidin at the Lawrence Hargrave Centenary Fly in Australia (with Helen Bushell photos); Drakfesten '94, the kite fly in Stockholm, by István Bodóczky with photos by Beppe Arvidson and Marton Cserny; Pierre Fabre on kite buggy activities in France, with a roundup of buggy news elsewhere; 'The Kitemaker of Hiroshima" by Tal Streeter; 7-year-old stunt flier Alex Mason of Savannah, GA, by Steve McKerrow with photos by Debbie Rosen McKerrow; choosing spars, including a comprehensive comparison chart and source list, by Michael Graves. Departments: Letter from the Publisher: a plea to the Smithsonian to display kites; Design Workshop: the Baby Cicada by Randy Shannon (Mel Govig and Michael Graves writers); What's New: Kites: the Speed Limit from Aerodrone, the Tandem Mosquito from Cerfs-Volants Azur, the ProSpeed by Flexifoil, a tie-dyed rokkaku from High as a Kite, Frank Schwiemann's fighter bat, the Genki from Carlisle Kiteworks and the Bobby Stanfield Eddy; Profile: the one-man circus named Roger Maddy, by Brian Clark with Creda Axton photos; What's New: Books: Ravensbourne to Airborne: Aspects of Lawrence Hargrave's Contribution to the Science of Aeronautics and Construction Drawings for a Selection of Kites Designed by Lawrence Hargrave by Craddock and books news including brief reviews of Pedalling Unknown Paths by Velthuizen-de Vries and Cuentos Poemas y Cometas (Stories, Poems & Kites) by Escalante; Kitechnology: making kites with adhesives, by Dick Curran with Ron Petralito illustrations; It Works for Me: quad-line hand warmers from Steve Polansky and a better sled bridle from John Clarke; For the Record: Duncan McEvoy on record numbers of parabears skydiving in Australia; Empty Spaces in the Sky: Low Chin Nghee; In the Wind: a copyright judgment in The Netherlands and other news; SkyGallery: Scott Skinner kites, photos by Skinner, Joe Manfredini and John M. Roberts.