Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1993 00:24:53 -1000 From: nowak@wrcd1.urz.uni-wuppertal.de Message-Id: <9309061024.AA01848@wrcd1.urz.uni-wuppertal.de> Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Subject: PHOTOS hi folks, I was in Duesseldorf (Germany) this weekend where a traditional japaneese kite festival was held. ( c my anouncement from last week) Well to make it short - I shot 90 (!) pics and will scan the best of them and put them to hawaii - I think this will be next week . Peter Lynn - who lives in Duesseldorf- was there , too with his famous octopus, frog , turtle,seagull, wale, tripleplane. The size of japaneese kites varied from 3x2 m to 4x5 m and were controled by "simple" ropes . Very beautifull kites! Just wait and see... ;-) But now I have a question: someone mentioned a special sort of kites that need *NO* wind but fly in thermic upwinds. Has anyone ever heard/seen anything like this? How does it work? J.Nowak nowak@wrcd1.urz.uni-wuppertal.de = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1993 07:03:59 -1000 From: andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) Message-Id: Organization: /usr/lib/news/organisation Subject: Re: PHOTOS Err... I think I'll make a few corrections... nowak@wrcd1.urz.uni-wuppertal.de writes: >I was in Duesseldorf (Germany) this weekend where a traditional >japaneese kite festival was held.[...][ >Peter Lynn - who lives in Duesseldorf- was there , too with his >famous octopus, frog , turtle,seagull, wale, tripleplane. Peter is a New Zealander and proud of it. Last week, he was in England prior to that he was in NZ. Next week he is in Italy, while the rest of the big kite names are off to Australia (Bondi (sp?) Beach). Peter makes the octopus (a French(?) group own a dark blue one) and turtle. I think that you'll find that most the others are all made by Germans. >But now I have a question: someone mentioned a special sort of kites >that need *NO* wind but fly in thermic upwinds. Has anyone ever >heard/seen anything like this? How does it work? Anything light enough will do this. Yesterday, Peter Lynn's giant octopus was doing it at Bristol for a while. I've seen it with lightweight rok's and deltas. Andrew -- Work: gaffer@plx.com Phone: +44 793 614 110 Fax: +44 793 614 297 Play: andrew@tug.com Phone: +44 256 464 912 Car: +44 831 527 614 Interested in kite traction? mail kites@tug.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1993 01:57:08 -1000 From: nowak@wrcd1.urz.uni-wuppertal.de Message-Id: <9309221157.AA02196@wrcd1.urz.uni-wuppertal.de> Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Subject: photos sorry folk but my scanner has a nervous breakdown the photos from the japaneese kite meeting in duesseldorf will be late :-( joerg nowak nowak@wrcd1.urz.uni-wuppertal.de = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =