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mhartzel · Last edited by mhartzel on Fri Dec 03, 2004 7:20 pm; edited 1 time in total

Kite - Sceptre 1.8m and 2.7m
Author - Dave Holt
Type - 2 Line Soft Airfoil
Plan - http://www.highasakite.demon.co.uk/Plans/sceptre/Sceptre%20text.htm

mhartzel · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:25 pm Post subject:

I am looking to make this for a friend of mine who has expressed interest in owning an airfoil. He currently has an Invento-HQ LK-88 NPW5 (.68m).

The plans look to be pretty well laid out and easy to follow...
What do you think?
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Grant L · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 10:47 pm Post subject:

Here is Dave's own web page that has lots more details on building the Sceptre

http://dh.kites.8m.com/index.html

I have one of Dave's airplane kites that he made, ( I traded him for the R/C Ornithopter that is also on his web page,) and the sewing is beautiful. He did a great job. I would imagine that his attention to detail would carry over to his plans and instructions Very Happy

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Stan · Joined: 18 Nov 2003 Posts: 819 Location: San Diego

I think the Sceptre II is a fine design for a first-time foil builder. My 2.7 version even pulls a buggy if the wind is sufficient. Having a one-piece upper and lower skin makes it a breeze to make, and it's a fun foil to fly. Some builders have enlarged it 200% and enjoyed it as a jumping kite.

It may lead to bigger projects, though... Very Happy

mhartzel · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 4:45 am Post subject:

Stan, I noticed the winglets on your pictures... how necessary are they? They almost look too small to be of any benefit...
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Stan · Joined: 18 Nov 2003 Posts: 819 Location: San Diego

The winglets appear to help in turns. Dave added them to the MkII version.
Stan

dhkites · Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:26 am Post subject:

Nice job on the Sceptre Stan. It would be great to see some pidtures of it flying. The idea behind the design of the Sceptre was to make a kite that was suitable for a first time foil builder. The bridles were a vast improvement on the MK1 version being less complicated and help produce a faster turn without the wing collapsing, the winglets were added to aid stability at speed and help reduce the amount of bridling. I felt that if the winglets were any larger they may have hindered the turning rate.
Dave. http://dh.kites.8m.com

mhartzel · Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:24 am Post subject:

Bridle specs as the pages that host the plan are down
All images are clickable for larger versions.

Upper Bridle

Lower Bridle

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Mark
Sand, Street or Sky... I love to fly.

Minu · Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:48 pm Post subject:

I can't seem to find these plans on the web anywhere, and it seems that the original site is still down. Does anybody know of an alternate source for the Sceptre II plans?

Thanks,
Mike

stevef · Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:54 pm Post subject:

The archived version of the site is HERE

other versions of the website are

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.highasakite.demon.co.uk/Plans/sceptre/Sceptre%20text.htm
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