Bill Clay Posted March 25, 2018 Report Posted March 25, 2018 My friend gave these kites to me today. He got them from a friend who was cleaning out his garage. The first one is an Action Kites Super Sky Dart. It has no stand-offs and has a weird ‘sliding’ bridle, never seen that before. The second one is a Gibson Girl box kite from WWII. It has some holes in it, but it is very cool. Apparently Navy Sailors would use it on life rafts to hoist up a communication antenna to send SOS messages. What cool kites have you received from friends since you are maybe the only ‘kite person’ they know? Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app 4 Quote
CharlesG Posted March 26, 2018 Report Posted March 26, 2018 Good friend. Just an FYI, the Super Sky Dart did not have a sliding bridle, somehow yours has come undone. The line sliding through the metal clip should be connected to the clip with a larkshead knot approximately 19 1/2 inches from the center T. 1 Quote
Bill Clay Posted March 26, 2018 Author Report Posted March 26, 2018 I thought it looked kinda weird. I was wondering how it would even fly like that. Thanks!Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app Quote
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