Date:	Sun, 17 Apr 1994 23:05:42 -1000
From:	luc@camscan.co.uk (Luc Marchand)
Message-Id: <4575.9404180905@hotpoint.camscan.co.uk>
Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Subject: softkite


Hi all,

I've been to the kitefestival in Biggleswade, UK, last sunday, It was freezing
cold, but for my first kitefestival I was happy seeing dozens and dozens of kites
>From all different shapes, colours, lines, etc...

The highlight of the day is when I saw flying what I thought to be at the 
beginning a Peel (Never seen a Peel before except in a magazine ;-)). I couldn't
believe the behaviour: a soft kite being so powerful
and so nice in the air, solid flight, steady, and most of all: the shape staying 
in form like if you had a solid structure in it (the most impressive for me). 
I went straight to see the guy, when he told me that it was not a Peel but a Sygma 
>From Germany (anybody heard of them?) but it was in fact very similar to a Peel...

The price is still very expensive for me ( around two hundreds pounds for a 3.6m)
and usually I prefer to make my kites, but since I have seen this one, my dream is to
make one!!! I think it will be a tough challenge but worth it!!

1) Has anybody tried to make one, and is there any plans around??
2) If you think of traction, what would be the minimum overall size to start with
1.80m? 2.80m? 3.60m? 5.0m???
3) If you have one size, how do you scale it up? all dimensions? profiles as well?

Lot of questions...as usual..;-)

Luc
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Luc Marchand
CamScan Ltd
Cambridge, UK		luc@camscan.co.uk


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