Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 08:13:01 -1000 From: MVDAMME@GLOBALXS.NL (Maarten van Damme) Message-Id: <4a21td$2of@obelix.GlobalXS.nl> Organization: Dutch Channel Ltd. Subject: Box kites and aerial photography At the beginning of this century the workhorse under the kites was the box kite (Hargrave and Cody type kites). Apart from manlifting these kites were also used for meteorology and photography. In this group I came across different kites in use for aerial photography. Never were box kites mentioned (since I joined several weeks ago) for this purpose. Does anyone have experience with these kites. Also, is there a "Cody page" on the web or addresses of commercial kite suppliers selling Cody's? Thanks, Maarten van Damme mvdamme@globalxs.nl Maarten van Damme e-mail: mvdamme@globalxs.nl = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 10:19:11 -1000 From: andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) Message-Id: Organization: /usr/lib/news/organisation Subject: Re: Box kites and aerial photography MVDAMME@GLOBALXS.NL (Maarten van Damme) writes: >Also, is there a "Cody page" on the web or addresses of commercial >kite suppliers selling Cody's? No Cody page on the Web (although there's probably a few pictures around), but there's a Hargrave site in Australia. You'll find a pointer at http://www.kfs.org/kites as usual. Making Codys is labour intensive. The form seems to be that if you want a serious one, you build it yourself. You won't be alone... Andrew -- New to rec.kites? START HERE! | To: www@kfs.org send an email message like this-> | Subject: service /-\ () >< () |\/| () >< () /-\ | http://www.kfs.org/kites/welcome Next time you visit KFS, download the bookmark file. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 10:19:11 -1000 From: andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) Message-Id: Organization: /usr/lib/news/organisation Subject: Re: Box kites and aerial photography MVDAMME@GLOBALXS.NL (Maarten van Damme) writes: >Also, is there a "Cody page" on the web or addresses of commercial >kite suppliers selling Cody's? No Cody page on the Web (although there's probably a few pictures around), but there's a Hargrave site in Australia. You'll find a pointer at http://www.kfs.org/kites as usual. Making Codys is labour intensive. The form seems to be that if you want a serious one, you build it yourself. You won't be alone... Andrew -- New to rec.kites? START HERE! | To: www@kfs.org send an email message like this-> | Subject: service /-\ () >< () |\/| () >< () /-\ | http://www.kfs.org/kites/welcome Next time you visit KFS, download the bookmark file. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 21:34:11 -1000 From: robert.pudlo@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM (Robert Pudlo) Message-Id: <9512080734.AA13557@dagobert.dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM> Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Subject: Re: Box kites and aerial photography >>MVDAMME@GLOBALXS.NL (Maarten van Damme) wrote: >>... Cody stuff ... Andrew answered: >Making Codys is labour intensive. The form seems to be that if you want >a serious one, you build it yourself. You won't be alone... Andrew is absolutely right. Go and build a Cody. It's not an easy task (you need more than 120 (!!!) panels - most of them reenforcement patches) but it's worth every stitch. The cody is so incredible beautiful and graceful, that after finishing my extended-wing-cody (it's hot pink and black, so that's why it flies great) I built a small one (15 cm per cell, extended wings, too - but totally black) which now hangs down from my living-room-ceiling at the place where I still lack a lamp. I will replace it as soon as I have found a lamp nicer than my cody - which means never !!! If you need any help or plans, contact me. Robert. ... go fly a living-room-lamp. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ Robert Pudlo robert.pudlo@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.com _/ _/ _/ _/ No problem is so big that it can"t be solved by a good miracle. _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 18:25:39 -1000 From: Richard Bettis Message-Id: <841151207wnr@fats.demon.co.uk> Organization: Health & Safety Lab Subject: Re: Box kites and aerial photography In article: <4a21td$2of@obelix.GlobalXS.nl> MVDAMME@GLOBALXS.NL (Maarten van Damme) writes: > > Also, is there a "Cody page" on the web or addresses of commercial > kite suppliers selling Cody's? > > Thanks, > > Maarten van Damme In the UK, Greens of Burnley have two sizes of carbon framed / ripstop Codys in their 1994 catalogue... I can get an address for you if you would be interested. (I did email you a version of this message but your server 'bounced' MVDAMME as an 'unknown username' ???) > -- +=============================================================================+ | Richard Bettis | "I make no warranty with respect to this | | | statement and disclaim any implied/explicit | | | suggestions of usefulness for any purpose" | +=============================================================================+ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =