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Looking Up
Post your mugshot here. But there is one requirement - this is a forum of SUCCESSFUL kitebuilders. You must be looking up!
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Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:17 am
Poster: robkite
Pic Title: KiteGuy Bunny |
Looking Down
This is an album for all you aficionados of Kite Aerial Photography (KAP). You can get a great perspective of this planet earth from a kite... show off your pictures here.
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Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:35 pm
Poster: burt
Pic Title: GREAT DORSET STEAM FAIR |
Kite Festivals
Please limit the number of pictures you post here to your Best Shots... and try to post pictures that communicate the 'uniqueness' of the event. If the festival was held in Washington DC, include something in the photo that identifies the event (Washington Monument, Whitehouse etc...)
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Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:05 am
Poster: Airtime
Pic Title: 2008 Fort Worden Cliff Pe... |
Notebook
This category is for miscellaneous pictures that are intended to aid discussion in the forum. Post close ups of fittings, sewing techniques, tools, or design features.
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Fri May 09, 2008 6:45 am
Poster: snowykite
Pic Title: optic box plan |
Arches & Ribbons
"Arch trains consist of multiple kites linked end to end with a common line and tethered (or held in place) at both ends of the train. Arch ribbons are formed from a continuous piece of fabric that is tethered to the ground (or held in place) at both ends of the ribbon."
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Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:55 pm
Poster: TonyH
Pic Title: arch kite |
Bowed Kites
"The lifting surface is a single plane, usually a simple geometric shape. The surface is bowed, decreasing surface area and increasing drag for improved stability. Diamonds, Eddys, Rokkakus, and Edos, are all examples of Bowed kites. "
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Fri May 09, 2008 9:24 pm
Poster: svaquarelle
Pic Title: Lil Genki |
Cellular & Dimensional
"The kite design, often with the help of sails, bracing, or wind pressure, forms a rigid three-dimensional structure. The wind flows through the channels formed by the sail surfaces which are also lifting or stabilizing surfaces."
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Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:17 pm
Poster: Mrhide
Pic Title: french works great |
Delta & Delta Derivatives
"Delta kites usually have triangular wings. They have spars on the leading edge of the wings which can pivot on the spreader bar. One or more longitudinal spars help the kite to keep its shape. A keel is usually used but is not always necessary. "
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Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:32 am
Poster: Callista
Pic Title: pinkdelta |
Fighter Kites
"Small maneuverable single line kites. Without a tail, highly unstable... unless in the hands of a master. These kites are often flown in competition, scoring points for line touches and time."
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Sun May 06, 2007 1:18 am
Poster: Deliriousgym
Pic Title: Korean fighter |
Figure Kites
"The shapes of these kites represent persons, animals, or other objects. Examples of such representations include kites depicting birds, fish, serpents, and people. The figure represented by the kite should be discernable to knowledgeable observers. Kites whose surfaces are decorated with pictures or representations of persons, animals, or other objects are not considered to be figure kites."
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Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:46 pm
Poster: PeterB
Pic Title: Swan |
Flat Kites
"The lifting surface is a single plane, usually a simple geometric shape. These kites often have tails to improve stability. Hexagons, Cobras, and Bermudas are all examples of Flat kites. "
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Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:25 am
Poster: pounetbf
Pic Title: patchwork kite 1 big |
Line Art
"Line Art includes a lifter kite and everything attached to its line. The builder is free to use his imagination and is limited only by his creativity and what the lifter kite can raise."
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Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:02 am
Poster: kiteguy
Pic Title: Grumpy Tang |
Multi Line 'Sport' Kites
"These are kites that use more than one flying line to launch the kite into the air and to control its flight patterns. These kites are designed for the purpose of making high-performance maneuvers in flight."
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Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:33 am
Poster: Wakeless kites
Pic Title: quad in sock |
Rokkaku
"Rokkaku kites must be six-sided and framed as traditional Sanjo-style Rokkaku. These kites are taller than they are wide and their cross spars are traditionally bowed."
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:17 pm
Poster: kiteguy
Pic Title: rotating ball |
Soft & Flexible
"These three-dimensional kites depend on the force of the wind on the kite, not on a rigid frame, to give the kite its shape. These kites may change their shape depending on the force of the wind. Soft kites have no spars. Flexible or semi-rigid kites may incorporate spars, with the spars going in one direction or one plane only."
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:26 pm
Poster: Mrhide
Pic Title: Mrhide's jordan |
Trains & Centitpedes
"Trains and centipedes are multiple kites of any shape or structure that are connected by lines to each other. Each member of the train need not be the same size and shape, but the entire flying structure should be a functional and visual sum of its individual parts."
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Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:55 am
Poster: Grant L
Pic Title: Edy train at Airwaves 200... |
On-Line Workshop Photos - Della Porta
The pictures in this album aided the instruction of the Della Porta work shop that took place in the forum.
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Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:44 pm
Poster: Grant L
Pic Title: A gaggle at Dieppe |
On-Line Workshop Photos - #54 Star Facet
The pictures in this album will aid the instruction of the Facet Kite work shop that will take place in the forum.
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Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:19 pm
Poster: Scott E. Spencer
Pic Title: 3-8th inch wide |
On-Line Workshop Photos - Lil Genki
The pictures in this album aid the instruction of the Lil Genki work shop in the forum.
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Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:28 am
Poster: kiteguy
Pic Title: dowel |
On-Line Workshop Photos - Delta Conyne
The pictures in this album will aid the instruction of the Delta Conyne workshop that will take place in the forum.
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Thu Apr 13, 2006 2:14 am
Poster: Smiling_Kiter
Pic Title: the top side |
Caption Contest
Pictures posted here will be considered (by the kitebuilder.com staff) for entry into the "Caption Contest". Visit the forum for more information.
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Sat Oct 14, 2006 6:36 am
Poster: kiteguy
Pic Title: guess what |
Kites of 2004
Find here a collection of kites that have been made by kitebuilder.com forum members in 2004. All kites in this Album are eligible for Kite of the Year 2004.
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Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:44 am
Poster: Mountain Man
Pic Title: Eight point star |
Kites of 2005
Find here a collection of kites that have been nominated by kitebuilder.com forum members to be eligible for 2005 Kite of the Year. See the contest section of the Forum for more information.
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Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:15 pm
Poster: kelvin
Pic Title: Ali Edo |
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Pic Title: Lil Genki
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Pic Title: optic box plan
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Pic Title: My optical box
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Pic Title: bow line
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Pic Title: Garland Tail final
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Pic Title: Garland tail 1
Poster: Grant L
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Pic Title: Koi Okhi
Poster: snowykite
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Pic Title: banner
Poster: boxkites
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Pic Title: patchwork kite 1 big
Poster: pounetbf
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Pic Title: banner pole in sand
Poster: kiteguy
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:15 pm
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Pic Title: PounetBF patchwork kite 2
Poster: pounetbf
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:29 pm
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Pic Title: PounetBF patchwork kite 1
Poster: pounetbf
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Pic Title: can we do it
Poster: skiandgolf1962
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:12 pm
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