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Subject: stunt kite bridling question
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From: reich@cod.nosc.mil (Ronald S. Reich)
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Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1993 03:48:11 -1000
To: kites@das.harvard.edu
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1993 02:34:22 GMT
From: jdc3538@ultb.isc.rit.edu (J.D. Cronin)
Subject: stunt kite bridling question
>I recently built the 'Speedwing' and 'Standard 200' from the
>book 'Stunt Kites to Make and Fly.' Both fly, but not as good
>as the GX-3 from KiteLines magazine. The Standard-200 has a
>tendency to fall from the sky when one line is pulled to
>quickly. The Speedwing flakes out when flown too far into the
>edge of the wind, flipping over (!!!) and dropping to the
>ground.
>Any ideas or solutions?
I would almost bet money that the problem is related to the
balance of the frame. Remove the sail from the frame and hang
the frame from the ceiling by a single line attached to the
center spine. Find the single point at which the frame balances
in all directions. ie the plane of the frame is parallel to the
plane of the floor. Compare this balance point to the elevation
of the center of pressure of the sail. Change or move frame
pieces around until the balance point and the center of pressure
are at the same elevation.
I am preparing an article for the net that will address the
issue of relating the balance of the frame to the center of
pressure of the sail.
Still Learning and Sharing,
Ron Reich
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