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Design and Construction
The Design and Construction category is for resources useful to kite builders, such as HOW-TO's, advice, specifications of material, specialist techniques.
Sites in Design and Construction
Hata construction
Traditional construction of the Japanese Hata.
Chinese Kites
Hints and tips for building Chinese kites.
Art & Flywork
Kite building plans, tips & techniques.
Ozon Scientific-Technical Center
Russian site with tools for modeling the behaviour of textile structures interacting with fluid.
Chevron
Detailed discussion of soft foil design and construction.
Stunt Kite Template Calculator
A mathematical approach to stunt kite templates. Enter the dimensions of your kite and this tool will provide the sizes of all the parts.
PBSK Tuning Tips
Detailed discussion about tuning 2-line stunt kites.
Daves kite site
How to make ariroplane kites. photo gallery.
Bending Spars With A Coke Can
Measurements of the relative stiffness and weight of spars.
Miniature Kite Designs
A site dedicated to miniature kites including plans, kits, construction tips, building materials, photo galleries and contest results.
GBJ Kites
Andy Beveridge provides construction advice for the traction kite builder.
WW2 Target Kites
Details of Paul Garber's World War II naval gunnery target kites. Includes contemporary instruction manual and patent data.
Team Triangle Kite
Plans to build the Team Triangle and vented Team Triangle kite.
Open source inflatable kite building
Plans for inflatable kites and gear. How-To guides for construction. Information and instruction on kite surfing, ice-kite-buttboarding. |
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