Directory of Design and Construction Resources

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The Design and Construction category is for resources useful to kite builders, such as HOW-TO's, advice, specifications of material, specialist techniques.

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Resources in This Category

• Art & Flywork

  http://www.xs4all.nl/~pdj
  Kite building plans, tips and techniques.

• Bending Spars With A Coke Can

  http://gamma.nic.fi/~sos/spars/cokecan.htm
  Measurements of the relative stiffness and weight of spars.

• Bensontwins

  http://www.bensontwins.nl/
  Tips for tuning a Tim Benson Gemini sport kite.

• Chevron

  http://www.chevron.tug.com/
  Detailed discussion of soft foil design and construction.

• Hata Making

  http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/process.html
  Explains the traditional construction of the Japanese Hata.

• Miniature Kite Designs

  http://miniatures.kitingusa.com/
  A site dedicated to miniature kites including plans, kits, construction tips, building materials, photo galleries and contest results.

• Ozon Scientific-Technical Center

  http://www.mtu-net.ru/mosseev/rd.htm
  Russian site with tools for modeling the behaviour of textile structures interacting with fluid.

• Traction Foil Design

  http://foilivier.free.fr/
  Design and building instructions for ram-air foils and inflatable sled-style foils using CAD type software.

• WW2 Target Kites

  http://robroy.dyndns.info/targetkites/
  Details of Paul Garber's World War II naval gunnery target kites. Includes contemporary instruction manual and patent data.

 

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