Date:	Mon, 2 May 1994 08:16:21 -1000
From:	derwin@mach2.wlu.ca (Daryl Erwin)
Message-Id: <Cp6tF9.F6x@mach1.wlu.ca>
Organization: Wilfrid Laurier University
Subject: REQ: How to make a kite Noisier!

I know this is a little unusual, but someone in "my" kite club wants to make
their dual line kite noisier. He realizes this is unusual but oh well....

I have heard of things called "hummers" I believe, but are supposedly for
single line kites. 

Is there some way of attaching ripstop or whatever, in such a way as to 
create noise?

I said it was unusual....


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Date:	Tue, 3 May 1994 16:33:39 -1000
From:	mark@murder.demon.co.uk (Mark de Roussier)
Message-Id: <768044019snx@murder.demon.co.uk>
Organization: damage
Subject: Re: REQ: How to make a kite Noisier!

In article <Cp6tF9.F6x@mach1.wlu.ca> derwin@mach2.wlu.ca (Daryl Erwin) writes:
> 
> Is there some way of attaching ripstop or whatever, in such a way as to 
> create noise?
>

Errr.... Almost Certainly..... Errrr.... Your problem is probably going to be 
tension. In general, the looser the sail, the more noise. Replace strategic
spars with shorter ones ? Dunno what'll happen to the performance though !:)
Perhaps a very thin strip of ripstop from wingtip to spine to wingtip ?
Depends on precise geometry of kite though. If hes got standoffs, make a 
shorter set. Let us know what happens with this one !

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Mark de Roussier
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                 A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.

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