Category Archives: Kite Building

Videos: Kite Making by Kieron Jansch (1-3)

Having just seen the third in his series ourselves, we thought our readers might enjoy [...]

Issue 74: Build a D-Stix Tetrahedral

When I was a junior in high school I became obsessed with the geometry of [...]

Issue 71: Kite Plan – Crowell Cross Deck

I am not sure how everyone else builds kites, but I will assume that anyone [...]

Issue 71: Kite Plan – Stacked Deltas

Whether the Marconi-rigged kite actually gets added performance from its overlapping jib and Venturi slot [...]

Issue 70: Kite Plan – Tekaweya

This kite design challenged us more than any other we ever set out to create. [...]

Issue 70: Kite Plan – Ohashi’s No-Bridle Kites

When is a bridle not a bridle??When it is a single line attached to a [...]

Issue 46: Applique – How do they do it?

The focus of this article is to help explain with both words and photos just [...]

Issue 42: Laminating a Bamboo Spine

There is one aspect of bamboo spines in fighter kites I have never liked. I [...]

Issue 38: Tangler Fighter Kite Plans

Specifications [fourcol_one]Sail Bow Spine Battens[/fourcol_one] [twocol_one]Ultra-light Orcon, Icarex or polyfilm .06″ carbon rods, 24 9/16″ [...]

Issue 8: Kite Plan – Cocktail Napkin Kites

Cocktail Napkin Kite Plan Miniature kites have been around for a long time. In Japan [...]

Issue 8: Future Tech

Biplanes to Stealth Fighters In 1899, Charles H. Duell, US Commissioner of Patents, urged President [...]

Issue 8: KiteCraft (pt 2)

In the January issue, we debuted KiteCraft, a how-to series of articles on building a [...]

Issue 8: Tangents and Trivia

Chapter Eight – Hey Mister! Can I Make One Of Those? In the last chapter [...]