Tag Archives: kite plan
Some Fodder for Creativity
In my last article for KiteLife I wrote about the importance of not plagiarizing original [...]
Dec
Issue 71: Kite Plan – Crowell Cross Deck
I am not sure how everyone else builds kites, but I will assume that anyone [...]
Apr
Issue 71: Kite Plan – Stacked Deltas
Whether the Marconi-rigged kite actually gets added performance from its overlapping jib and Venturi slot [...]
Apr
Issue 70: Kite Plan – Tekaweya
This kite design challenged us more than any other we ever set out to create. [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Feb
Issue 65: Kite Plan: The “Sedgwickcube”
We first saw this kite bobbing over the boardwalk at Ocean City, Maryland during the [...]
Apr
Issue 51: What are you flying? Oh, nothing.
Yup, as the title suggests I built a flying zero, nothing, nada, zip, zilch! Well [...]
Dec
Issue 45: The Original Eddy Kite
Based on the Eddy Kite Patent No. 646, 375 issued on March 27, 1900. Introduction [...]
Dec
Issue 45: Flying Nun Kite Plan
I’m not sure exactly how old this kite design is, but I imagine it’s at [...]
Dec
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″ [...]
Oct
Issue 8: Tangents and Trivia
Chapter Eight – Hey Mister! Can I Make One Of Those? In the last chapter [...]
Apr
Issue 2: The Arch Project
The Arch Project Here is your chance to have one or more of your kites [...]
May
Issue 1: Tangents and Trivia
These pages will document the wanderings of a confessed kite addict. I’ve learned an awfully [...]