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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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Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:36 pm
Poster: rmesm
Pic Title: Pink and Purple Pocket Sl... |
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 Mar 24, 2011 12:08 am
Poster: smarties
Pic Title: flood in dieppe 2011 |
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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Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:05 pm
Poster: Grant L
Pic Title: Grand Haven SEPT 2005 Kit... |
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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Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:13 am
Poster: pounetbf
Pic Title: light |
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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Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:18 am
Poster: corgimas
Pic Title: HQ MKS Ribbon -Get it? |
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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Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:08 pm
Poster: kitepassion
Pic Title: New stack of three Ohashi... |
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 Oct 25, 2011 4:53 pm
Poster: turgayterzi1
Pic Title: Allister Box |
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 Jan 03, 2012 8:39 pm
Poster: DxFoster
Pic Title: both side by side |
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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Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:27 pm
Poster: twelvewinds
Pic Title: People Together |
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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Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:17 pm
Poster: William Watson
Pic Title: Not quite as evil Humpty |
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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Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:33 pm
Poster: photomom
Pic Title: Nursery Kite |
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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Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:50 pm
Poster: DxFoster
Pic Title: Top seams done |
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 Nov 07, 2011 4:20 am
Poster: aldenmiller
Pic Title: Victoria's Secret |
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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Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:03 pm
Poster: twelvewinds
Pic Title: Big Stick |
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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Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:59 am
Poster: DTH1
Pic Title: Sled 2 |
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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Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:20 pm
Poster: alcrbo
Pic Title: Men in the moon 4 |
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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Mon May 24, 2010 10:41 am
Poster: Peter C
Pic Title: #54 Star Facet by Pete |
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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Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:07 am
Poster: NemisusDM
Pic Title: Lil Genki First Flight2 |
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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Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:59 am
Poster: More Q's than A's
Pic Title: DC with laundry |
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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Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:54 pm
Poster: BillLamm
Pic Title: Give this little fellow a... |
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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