Kiteworks : explorations in kite building & flying

9780806967127
0806967129

287 pages, A-P pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Includes index
Bibliography: pages 281

Before you begin : Anatomy of a kite
Kite flying basics
Aerodynamics
The kite doctor
Kite safety
Tools and materials
Construction
Sail and spar materials
Flying line
A line-retrieval system
Getting to know the ropes
Working with ripstop nylon
Making a full-size kite pattern
Templates
Reaping what you sew
Heat sealing
Kite graphics : piecing and applique
Talis and drogues
Kite design by computer
Maneuverable kites : eastern fighters and western stunt kites
Benjamin Franklin : and how a kite won the American Revolution
Hargrave's kites
Kites and myths
The mystique of the eddy kite
World kiting records
Kite projects : Some overall tips
The eddy kite
The keeled diamond eddy kites
Sled kite variations : the Scott sled, hornbeam mark I, American sportsman, and the twin-trapezoid vented sled
More complex sled kites : the bullet, Brandes flare, and fluted sled
The rhomboid box kite
The winged box kite
The delta box kite
The tri-d box kite
The kaleidakite
The gusset delta
The stone mountain kite
The parafoil kite
The Hewitt flexkite
The sting ray kite
Coffee cup kites
Miniature kites
A rotor kite
The parawing kite
The barn door kite
The triple yakko stakk kite
A roller kite
Origami bug kites
Fighter kites : the sanjo rokkaku, szilagi, and Nagasaki hata
The delta kite portfolio
The zephyr delta kite
The trefoil delta kite
The trefoil dragon kite
The pterosaur kite
The turbo stunt kite
The tetrahedron kite
Making a kite bag

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