|
ARTICLE |
SOURCE |
AUTHOR |
NOTE |
79 |
MSDS for Tyvek |
Web |
|
Material Data Safety Sheet for all types of Tyvek. |
78 |
SKY SHARK™ TUBE
APPLICATION GUIDE |
Web |
SkyBurner
Kites |
The Information on the website is provided to
give kite builders a better understanding of how to pick the
best tube for the kite you are building. |
77 |
Painting on Ripstop |
Web |
Mike
Eason |
Mike's article
originally appeared in the
SJKF newsletter. In this essay,
Mike
discusses airbrush painting on white or colored nylon or
polyester
Ripstop with clear, solvent acrylic lacquers, the type used
for automotive finishes, colored with transparent dyes. The
article link takes you to the
kitebuilder.com
forums where this essay is discussed further. |
76 |
Painting on Tyvek |
Web |
Mike
Eason |
Mike's article
originally appeared in the
SJKF newsletter. In this essay, Mike discusses his
technique of painting Tyvek using artist's
acrylic tube colors. The article link takes you to the
kitebuilder.com
forums where this essay is discussed further. |
75 |
Kite Tube
Tail Calculator |
Free Download |
Tom White |
"Have you ever
wondered how best to make use of a width of material to cut into
strips to make an inflatable tube tail? Just adjust the desired
tube diameter and width of material and the program will show
you how many strips you can cut and how much waste will be left
over. You can also use it to determine how to cut strips to be
utilized for any kite project. This program does not give any
directions on how to make a tail." -tw |
74 |
Kite
Bag/Sleeve |
Free Download |
Tom White |
"Have you
wanted to make your own drawstring kite bag? This program
allows you to scale the bag from the size of a small cup, to a
bag large enough to hold a 5 person tent. Full instructions on
how to build the bag are included." -tw |
73 |
Painting on Ripstop with Markers |
Web Page |
Ralf and Eva Dietrich |
A really cool plan/article
on
creating kites
using fabric paint markers. They use a clever technique of
mixing colors through the fabric by painting one side of the
fabric one color and the other another color.
|
72 |
How
to Paint on Ripstop |
Web Page, sportkite.com |
Anne Slobada |
"How to Paint on Ripstop" - First published in
KiteLines Winter 91-92
|
71 |
Errata List for Jim Rowlands book: Soft Kites and Windsocks |
Web Site |
Philip Le Riche |
Phillip collected all (hopefully) the discussion
on the rec.kites newsgroup regarding Jim Rowlands' "Soft
Kites and Windsocks". |
70 |
How to
repair a tear in ripstop |
Web Site |
David Gomberg |
David describes this quick and
easy method of "tear repair" |
69 |
Molding your own Plastic Parts |
Web File |
Ray Bordelon |
Ray was an invited guest to an
early 90' Maryland Kite retreat. "Molding Your Own Parts"
was one of his seminars. This is a copy of the notes. |
68 |
Effects of
different design elements on the Stunt Kite |
Web PAge |
Ian Newman |
A good essay on the different
variables of stunt kite design. |
67 |
Low Cost Kite
Aerial Photography |
Web Page |
Ben Theuerkauf, Evan Wile, Pete
Simpson, and Sean Pentz |
Three engineering students share
their experience designing the best low cost rig for aerial
photography. |
66 |
Converting a Prizm 2.8 Stylus from dual to quad |
Web File |
Dorsal |
Denis demonstrates how to convert
this kites bridle. |
65 |
Converting a Prizm 1.8 Stylus from dual to quad |
Web File |
Dorsal |
Denis demonstrates how to convert
this kites bridle. |
64 |
Painting on silk |
PDF Document |
Diane Butler |
This is the supporting document
for Diane's seminar at Ft Worden in 2002. It is excellent
coverage of the "Serti" painting technique. |
63 |
Bridle Board |
Web Page |
Tom White |
Need to make a lot of bridles
exactly the same? This bridle board is a great jig for
marking and cutting bridle lines. Easily made from
materials you probably have laying around in your garage. |
62 |
Interactive Kite Modeler |
Web Page |
NASA |
With this software
you can study the physics and math which describe the flight of
a kite. You can choose from several types of kites and change
the shape, size, and materials to produce your own design. You
can change the values of different variables which affect the
design and immediately see the new flight characteristics. The
program tells you if your design is stable or not and also
computes a prediction of how high your kite will fly |
61 |
Poly Shareware |
Web Page |
peda.com |
With Poly (shareware), you can
manipulate polyhedral solids on the computer in a variety of
ways. Flattened versions (nets) of polyhedra may be printed and
then cut out, folded, and taped, to produce three-dimensional
models. |
61 |
Sewing
Machine Adjustments |
Web Page |
Sailrite |
A Helpful Guide to Sewing
Machine Troubleshooting, Adjustment & Timing |
60 |
Gary's
Kite Knots Page |
Web Page |
Gary Engvall |
Great presentation of the all
important knots that kiters use... or should use! |
59 |
Kite
Sewing 101 |
Web Page |
Gary Engvall |
An excellent discussion on "Everything you need to know to sew
kites from ripstop nylon" |
58 |
The Roloplan
Archive |
Web Page |
HansSnoek |
An excellent (German) archive of the Roloplan Kite. |
57 |
Ten Applique
Techniques and More |
Web Page |
Kathy Goodwind |
Kathy shares her wealth of kite building knowledge on appliqué
methods, techniques, and incentives. Great Info! |
56 |
Stiffness &
Weight of Kite Spars |
Web Page |
Simo Salanne |
A comprehensive article on the relative stiffness and weight of
many popular kite spars. The article was updated in 1998. |
55 |
The
Flexifoil Patent |
Web Page |
Crowell/Jones |
A large file download (150+) but worth it if your looking for
information this historic ram air inflated, controllable kite.
Invented in 1977 by Andrew Jones. |
54 |
The
Jalbert Parafoil |
Web Page |
Crowell/Jalbert |
If you are considering a parafoil project, this is a must read.
Jalbert is the "father" of the parafoil and all his patent
information is here. |
53 |
How to stack kites |
Web Page |
Gary Engvall |
One of the most frequent questions asked about kites of all
kinds are: "How do I stack these?" The focus in this article
will be how to stack stunt kites, but the same principles apply
to making trains of single line kites. |
52 |
Lift Doesnt Suck |
Web Page |
Roger Long |
Why does an airplane wing produce lift? Roger Long demystifies
lift, and even explains such arcane notions as ground effect and
the boundary layer. |
51 |
High Altitude Kite Flying |
Web Page |
Richard Synergy |
Everything you wanted to know about high altitude kite flying,
and more. |
50 |
Errata for the book: "Stunt Kites II" |
Web Page |
Peter Peters |
A great book on making stunt kites, but there are a few errors.
Here's the errata list of the book "Stunt Kites II" by Nop
Velthuizen and Servaas van der Horst. This list is valid for the
1st print. |
49 |
Wind Speed Profiles |
Web Page |
Peter Gostelow |
An essay that explains how wind speed increases with height |
48 |
Kite Lift |
Web Page |
Peter Gostelow
|
A very good essay on lift. How much weight a kite can lift, How
to determine lift, and how to determine line pull. |
47 |
How much weight can my kite lift? |
Web Page |
KAPer Magazine |
An in depth article that explains answers to the subject |
46 |
Some of the more commonly used lifting
engines |
Web Page |
KAPer Magazine |
A great discussion on different kites, the potential they have
for lift, and how stable they fly. |
45 |
How to prepare your Spectra flylines |
Vendor Information |
Innovative Textiles |
Many feel sleeving Spectra before
knots are tied will help the knot hold better and increase its
strength. This is one way to do it. |
44 |
To Sleeve, or Not to Sleeve 1.0
|
newsgroup: rec.kites |
Andrew Beatie |
The ongoing debate continues |
43 |
To Sleeve, or Not to Sleeve 2.0
|
newsgroup: rec.kites |
Assorted Authors |
The ongoing debate continues |
42 |
What affects the performance of a flyline? |
Kite Studio Files |
UnKnown |
Single page discussion on
Material, Construction, and Termination... and how they all
affect performance. |
41 |
Paper Pieced Pink Flamingo |
Arnold's Homepage |
Arnold Stellema |
Paper piece patterns are a great
way to get into representational kites (as opposed to graphic)
without doing appliqué. |
40 |
The Old "Segment a Non-Even Line"
Trick |
Kite Builder's Int'l Journal
Volume 2 #2 1994 |
Pete Rondeau |
"If you ever have a line that you
need to divide into any number of equal segments there is a
simple drafting technique...." |
39 |
How to build a light table |
Kite Builder's Int'l Journal
Volume 1 #1 1993 |
Tony Ferrel |
"Believe this Old Man, once you
have a light table you will not know how you ever built a kite
without one" |
38 |
What is a kite? |
Encyclopedia Britannica |
Eden Maxwell |
... as by the Encyclopedia
Britannica. Very good information on kite aerodynamics, history,
flight, and structure. |
37 |
Kites in the Classroom |
The Australian Kite Association |
Peter Batchelor |
Originally written as part of
Peter's masters thesis during 1992 and 1993. "Kites can be used
as educational tools. They could be used in many subjects, but
would be of greatest benefit if used in a way which allowed
students to synthesize knowledge from a number of subjects... " |
36 |
Kites and Color |
Reach up and touch the sky |
Reach up and touch the sky |
Form, balance and color are
fundamental to the success of a kite design. Yet few people work
with color instinctively. This web page can help you with the
basics. |
35 |
Stunt Kite Template |
Kite Flying Fool's Kite Site |
Jim Campbell |
Jim provides us with a
mathematical method for taking a conceptual design for a stunt
kite and converting it into a master template |
34 |
Lights for your Kite |
Mike's Kite Site |
Mike |
How to make lights to illuminate
the entire sail of your kite... for about $10.00 |
33 |
Fittings and How They Work |
KiteBuilder.com |
Tony Ferrel |
Originally created by Tony Ferrel
as a part of his AKA presentation in Muncie, Indiana |
32 |
A Sky Reel |
Kite Builder's Int'l Journal
Volume 1 #2 1993 |
Denis Denning |
An "economical" plan/design for a
line reel. The main feature being interchangeable spools to
quickly change line to match wind conditions |
31 |
"The Keeper" - an applique
demonstration. |
www.sportkite.com |
Peter Betancourt |
Peter discusses the thought
process that goes into making a custom kite. He then
demonstrates his appliqué skills and shows us "how he does it" |
30 |
Appliqué Workshop |
Kai's Kite Site |
Kai Griebenow |
In this workshop I will use two
Fighter kites to explain the appliqué technique |
29 |
Kite
Appliqué |
Carol Duvall Show |
Jose Sainz |
Jose was on TV! Here he
demonstrates his popular appliqué technique. Good step by step
instruction with pictures. |
28 |
Sewing Workshop - The Patchwork
Technique |
Kai's Kite Site |
Kai Griebenow |
Patch working can be quite simple,
or very complex…..it just depends what you would like to do. For
a workshop it is always good to start with something simple.
Thus I decided that the Log-Cabin would be a nice start for the
newcomers under the patch workers |
27 |
So you want to make a kite but you don't know where to
start?
|
www.akg.cwc.net |
Charlie Charlton |
Charlie discusses basic
kitebuilding techniques and materials while constructing an Eddy
kite. |
26 |
Adding "sound" to your kite |
Kite Musical Instruments & Aeolian
Musical instruments |
Uli Wahl |
This site concerns with
traditional sound producing devices i.e.aeolian musical
instruments for kites or other purposes and their manufacturing.
All instruments are sounded & powered by the natural wind
itself.
|
25 |
Bridle Jig |
Mike's Kite Site |
Mike |
This jig will allow you to make
knots at precise lengths every time. Great for bridles and stack
lines. Also good for measuring and cutting spars. |
24 |
How to make a "Turbo-Bridle" for a stunt
kite |
Art & Flywork |
Art & Flywork |
This bridle will tilt the kite
backwards in turns and has several advantages; it tracks better
in sharp turns and gives a better start and faster flying and
therefore more power. |
23 |
Turbo Bridle Adjustment & Tuning Tips |
San Diego Kite Club |
Allen Stroh |
What I DO understand and have a
pretty good handle on is the adjustment procedures required to
set up a kite for a variety of wind conditions and flying
styles. In reality, all we need to do is fool around with the
bridle and figure out how it works ... set up our kites the way
we want them ... and FLY! And THAT is what we'll discuss in this
article. |
22 |
The dynamic stunt kite bridle and how to
convert from static to dynamic |
Andy Wardley |
Andy Wardley |
The key feature of the dynamic
bridle: depending on the pressure applied to one or both flying
lines, the tow point automatically shifts up or down whilst
still maintaining tension on all lines in the bridle. On
an equivalent static bridle, one leg or more will go slack if
the tow point moves from its "home" position. |
21 |
Working with bamboo |
Bamboo, the All-Rounder in the
Kingdom of Plants |
Uli Wahl |
in this article, the author tries
to answer questions concerning the processing and working with
bamboo |
20 |
CA Super Glues and how to use them |
KiteBuilder.com |
Vendor Info |
Short page on the various
cyanoacrylate super glues held in stock and the proper way to
store and use them. |
19 |
Rokkaku Spar Recomendations
|
KiteBuilder.com |
Steve Ferrel |
So often we are asked, "What
framework should I use for "x" size of Rokkaku?" Here is what we
suggest. |
18 |
Rokkaku Bridle |
Kite Flying Fool's Kite Site |
Michael Graves |
How to make a Rokkaku Bridle...
"the easy way" |
17 |
Sanjo Rokkaku Information |
Rec.kites archive |
Assorted |
What is a Sanjo Rokkaku? rec.kites
responds... |
16 |
Converting a Quad line kite to a Dual line kite. |
FREE SKY Kite Creation |
Didier FERMENT |
Revolution and other "4 liners"
flying with 2 lines: Bridling 4-2 |
15 |
Converting a Dual line stunt kite to Quad line |
AKA Kiting Vol. 13, #2 1989 |
Al Hargus |
An article explaining Al's method
of converting a dual-line kite to a quad-line kite. |
14 |
Kite FliersKnot Gallery |
Kite FliersKnot Gallery |
Simo |
"These four knots are all a kite
flier needs." |
13 |
Animated Knots |
42nd BRIGHTON |
Cub Scouts |
Various knots with animation
showing how to tie them. |
12 |
Tyvek Tech Sheet |
KiteBuilder.com |
Kitebuilder.com & Felix Cartagena |
Info on Tyvek with an eye towards
what might be of interest to the kitemaker. Tech sheet includes
the essay by Felix Cartagena: "Funny you should ask about Tyvek" |
11 |
Kite Cloth |
AKA Kiting Vol. 11, #3 1991 |
H.B. Alexander |
An interesting essay on the merits
of using other "non-ripstop" fabrics for kitebuilding. |
10 |
Kites, Fabrics, and Airfoils |
Kite Builder's Int'l Journal
Volume 1 #2 1993 |
Brian Doyle |
An in depth analysis of the
construction & characteristics of ripstop nylon. |
9 |
How Airplanes Fly |
All Star Network |
Sport Aviation |
"what makes an airplane fly"? The
answer one frequently gets is misleading and often just plain
wrong. We hope that the answers provided here will clarify many
misconceptions about lift. |
8 |
Bridle Calculator
|
Aiken's kite page |
Aiken Drum |
A free downloadable "calculator"
that will do the calculations for solving several triangles
given the size of your stunt kite, and help you design a bridle |
7 |
How To Train a Cody |
Drachen kombinieren und verketten |
Werner Backes |
Yes, there is a way to train Cody
Kites. This method also applies to other types of kites. |
6 |
Stunt Kite Aerodynamics |
David Lord |
David Lord |
A very good essay discussing basic
kite aerodynamics and terms such as aspect ratio, wing loading,
washout, camber, billow, center of gravity, and stunt kite
design. |
5 |
Kite Aerodynamics |
AKA Kiting Vol. 9, #3 1987 |
H.B. Alexander |
Understanding the basic elements
of what makes the kite fly... |
4 |
Modified Bobby Stanfield Applique Method |
KiteBuilder.com |
Tony Ferrel |
Tony shows how he combines the
techniques learned from Bobby Stanfield to his own method of
joining panels together. |
3 |
Ways to add screening, mesh, and vents |
www.kites.org |
www.kites.org |
Ways to add screening, mesh, and
vents to your stunt kite for strong winds. |
2 |
Air Brakes for Dual Line Sport Kites |
Kite Builder's Int'l Journal
Volume 1 #2 1993 |
Steve Millner |
When the wind is really roaring,
you might want to slow down your stunt kite... Add air brakes! |
1 |
Sew, Your Looking for a Soing Machine... |
Kite Builder's Int'l Journal
Volume 1 #2 1993 |
Steve Ferrel |
What to look for if your in the
market to buy a new sewing machine. |