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THE KITE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER with MIDLAND KITEFLIERS NEWS BRIGHTON KITEFL YERS AERODYNE JANUARY ISSUE 26 CONTENTS ------EDITORIAL • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • 2
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The photograph on the front cover is Tom Pratts Quadriplane Delta the camera rig is about 10~ above the ground.
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Dear Reader,
Once again a new year is upon us and it is titae to start thinking about Mhich festivals and events to travel to. The choice looks li•itless. You c~ go to almost every country in Europe visiting major festivals. Outline details of these events can be found in t he "Here and There" section. You Mill also find details of an European delegation to China. The trip as a Nhole looks extremely good value and if you have been thinking of China .e MOUld reca..end approaching Hichael Stel zer.
Of course we must not forget the festivals that are taking place on ha.e ground. The event at York looks to be extretaely good Mith a lot of naw ideas being put forward to interest the kiteflier and public alike.
There i s also t he twice annual meet ings at Old Warden Aerodra.e. Ne are currently awaiting confir mation that Ki te Society .a.bers Mill be able to benfi t from f ree entrance to the Aerodrome. Everything l ooks hopeful ~d we will be abl e t o tell you in the next i ssue.
In the l ast issue we included a subscript ion for• for use by non--...bers. This has proved very s uccessful and we t herefore repeat it this issue. On the aa.e page you wi ll find some i nformat ion about the Kite Society SN&atshirt. Available in grey or whi t e with the Logo printed on the left breast. See pAge 23 for details.
You may 1 i ke to know that the stamps we receive are passlld on t o a di ff.-ent charity each year. Last year <1985 ) we sent over 3000 sta.ps to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
THE DATA PROTECTION ACT. I f there is no objection to your na.e and addr ess being held on a coaputer f or mail ing and the Kite Society agr..s not to disclose that informati on to unauthorised persons without your per•ission t han we wi 11 not have to register as . a data user. l'letlbers are free to inspiiCt the details held for them at a reasonable notice Finally Dieppe 1986. This event is taking place on 13th and 14th Sapta.ber this year and we are once again organ1s1ng a trip to the festival. If you are interested in joining our trip then we require a £10.00 deposit par person showing your interest. All the best for 1986 Sill and Jon Bloom (Editors>. From Ted Fleming A word on the very erudite article by Stephen Smedley on kite law in the l ast April issue. It so happens that I had just coapleted a version of the 'Georges' kite described by Jean-Pierre Vandierendonck in 'Kitelines' vol 4 no 4. Stephen's notes referred to dropping of articles (bears) froa kites weighing more than 2kg, but not wishing to drop anything froa a kite I assu.ed that one MOUld be in order providing the flying height is kept below 60 8etr.s. However, later in the year I decided to purchase the Air Navigation Order 1980 to clarify, if possible, the legal require~ts for kites weighing .are than 2 kg. Not being able to see a copy of the A.N.O. at the local library I ordered one froa •Y local bookseller and ..as well and truly staggered to be charged over £16.00~. This included all the a.end.ents to date which I had ordered because I understood that there ..as one in Feb. 1981 dealing with standard markings for kites flying higher than 100 metres. However, none of the amendments sent dealt with this point and I suspect that it is a supple.ent ary regulation rather than an amend8ent to the original A.N.O. 1980. The C.A.A. had brought this regulation to our attention as a condition of granting a licence to fly up to 300 metres at the Ferry Meadows festi val. Briefly the regulations require that high flying kites (above 60 metres) shall carry a streamer attached to the flying line at every 100 metres ~asured froa the lowest point of the kite in the air. The reference of the regulation is ANO Sect2/8 Feb 1981 and the specification for the strea.er is given under Cl 14 (3) (b) Mhich says, referring to kites flown •more than 60 metres high by day• •shall have attached to the 11ooring cable" ••• "(b) at intervals of not IIKJI""e than 100 !Retres measured froa the lowest part of the kite, streamers of not less than 80 cm long and 30 cm wide at their widest point and ~ked with alternative bands of r ed and wh ite 10 Cll widen. These strea.ers will of course add to the drag on the line and would have prevented any attempt at a height record unless dispensation were granted by the C.A.A. On the question of kites heavier than 2kg it would appear that the C.A. A. has the authority to grant an "aerial application certificate• under Article 40 (2) of A.N.O. 1980 subject to its right to revoke, suspend or vary same under article 59, and under 40<3> to require the provision of an "oper ation manua l". Article 40(3) says that operating staff shall follow the instructions of the operations manual. Article 40(4) says that "operati ng staff" has the mean i ng ascribed to it by article 24<4> but article 24 only r efers to registered public transport aircraft on flights e>:ceeding 60 mi nutes duration. However i f you are still with me, reader s, you wi ll hear mor e of this saga after I apply for an "aeri al application certificate". ::::::::::::::::::::::: ::: : ::::: : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::: From John Spendlove Just a quick point about winders. Although reels are .are convenient in ~ ways, they are bulkier (usually> and normally heavier and more expensive, so, on balance I must agree with John Wilding•s recommendation of th~. Winders, however, have this disadvantage - although they let you let out l ine quickly, the line is twisted in the process if its just been MOUnd the usual way, round and round. Now there is a Nay round this, and with just a little practise its an easy one wind the line on in a figure of eight. Trouble is, winders like the one sketched in Kiteflier no25 p 10 aren•t really designed for that. Kaybe John Wilding and other readers may care to consider modifying the basic design • ...... From P.F. Coverdale I got a passion for ki tefl ying when I bought a kite for •Y son when he Mas four in 1938. I had some kites made by Mr Brooks of Brookite fa.e but, unfortunately, had to interupt my hobby when, in the War, the NBalloons and Kites After the war material was in very short supply but one could ~ti.es buy "parachute material" and from this I again got l'lr Brooks to tnake ate sa.e kites which we flew for some years in Regents Park. I had in aind the possible formation of a kite society and wrote to the Society of l'lodel Aeronautical Engineers on the subject, you will see from the copy of the letter Nhich I aa enclosing that I got a somewhat frosty response! I am in receipt of your recent communication undated on the subject of kite flying. I am aware that there are still quite a nuaber of kites flONn and at the moment there are a number of Sea Rescue Kites on the aarket Nhich Mere used during the war as a means of providing an aerial for the Nireless sets carried on the aircraft as part of their rescue equipaent. These are extreaely well made and convenient. I am also aware of the activities of l'lassrs. Brooks, since Mr Brooks was a regular winner at kite-flying competitions in the pariod 1910-1912. Performances of his kites have always been of a very high order. I doubt, however, if you will get sufficient interest in kite-flying to justify starting a special society, or even a branch of the S.I'I.A.E., as the type of boy or person who indulges in kite-flying is not generally of sufficient enthusiasm to join a club. This was very clearly evident i n the latter days of the Kite and l'lodel Aeroplane Association just prior to the 1914 war, when kiteflying in the society became alaost extinct. Since then, the development of small petrol and of coapression ignition engines has diverted interest in an entirely new direction, against which kiteflying will find it very hard to compete, and from past experience I NOUld say that your chances of starting a kite flying club are extreDely saall. page 5 QUADRIPLANE ------After so.e years of taking photographs fro. kites the .ast persistent problea remains the kite. A large Cody would be excellent, but it takes time to erect it and rig it, it needs a lot of space to carry it, and to suit various wind conditions .are than one is needed. Parafoils are good lifters and eas ily carried and stowed but unless very carefully used can roll out of control at critical times. Deltas are far and a..,_y the best kites for reliability. Using more than one will cope with a wide range of winds and weights. A Delta kite will fold up quickly and re-erect quickly, the size can be such that the folded kite, along with .several others can be carried in the car, or in a fishing bag on .ast trips. A lot of experts say that Deltas flown in train .ust be separated by a good, but unspecified, distance. This tends to conswne a fairly large part of the 60 .etres which is the noraal aaxi.ua height for kites in the U.K. I have been reducing this separation for soae tiae. I have been advised by several "experts" that it is not possible to fly Deltas in train unless there i s a good space between each. I have news for these experts. Given an adequate wind Delta kites can be flown very close to each other. However, it is still a train of kites and they can get in a tangle. The answer is make a kite using a nuaber of Deltas united to aake one kite - a multi-plane kite. I have tried this and it is a practical proposition. I have merged four delta kites into one kite and call it the Delta Quadriplane. It is built up as one unit - one kite and is never split up. I have two such "'-11 ti Plane Kites which I a• testing, the second is a Iktl ta Triplane. The first thing I found out is that the stability is superior to the old t r ain of kites. The aulti is very easy to launch, and the lift is i~ressive, a 2.5 .etre size pulls froa 10 to 15 kg in a .aderate to fresh breeze. At the higher wind speeds it is very steady. In recent tests I have found that the Qaudri will fly straight froa the hand carrying a camera unit directly attached to the kite. This has led to ay revised systea using a static line instead of the double in soae circumstances. Of this 4101'"e in another article. The vital statistics of the Quadriplane are:- Span 2.5 metres. Separation between kites - 40 cm. Links - Nose, rear of centre spar, end joints of spreader spar. Main connections kite-to-kite - the twin keels are yoked at the points and are directly connected each to the one above. Spaced at 40 cm. See front cover for a photograph of the kite. T~1n Pra.tt page b HERE AND THERE ------A little piece on Kelvar that was spotted in the Northern Kite Group newsletter 'Kite' Kevlar line is available from a supplier in Southeast London. 75kg/1b5lb line has the thickness of approx 22kg/50lb line nylon. The firm in question is Bridon Fibres and Plastics, Anchor and Hope Lane, Charlton, London SE7, tel 01-858 6121. 75kg line costs £6.05 for 100 ..tres excluding VAT, and it is important to note that there is a aini~ c~ge of £50.00 unless you are able collect the line from the. yourself • ...... •...... ••...••..•.••••••••••••.•••.•...... Good selection of Japanese kite books at the Japanese Pulication Centre,S Warwick Street, London (just off Regent Street>. Prices range fro. £5.00 to £13.00 plus. The books Nark out about the saiD& price as if you ordered froa Ki telines Bookstore but at least you can see the books before you buy. They wi 11 also order books fra. Japan for you, just .ake sure that you have the title of the book correct. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1::::1 Lots of new kites in Liberty's including s.all Chinese silk kites for £1.65, plus large Chinese silk butterfly kites for £25.00. They also have a large range of other paper and silk chinese kites. Well worth a visit • ...... Two kite poems have been bought to our attention by Grace Frith and Paul Chapaaan. Grace's poea is called "The Pot Geranium" by Noraan Nicholson and appe.-s in the Book "Poets of Our Times" edi ted by F.E.S.Finn, published by John t1urray, London 1965. It is a beautiful poea well worth tracking down. Paul's poem is called "A kite is a Victim" and is by Leonard Cohen fro. •poeMt 1956-1968". Rather more melancholic but again worth tr~king down • ...... The American Kitefliers Association now has a new aanAge..nt group Assisting in the running of the association and their newsletter/magazine Mhich used to be called 'AKA News' has been revaaped and called ~Kiting - the journ~l of the AKA'. The aim being to distribute the journal to a larger aarket. The aAiling address has also changed and is now AKA, 1477 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 200, Mclean, VA 22101 U.S.A. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :1 News of European ki tefliers and kite festivals. We have had news of a large group of Danish kite fliers based around the Copenhagen Kite Centre - contact address Thorsten Schact, Set. Annaegade 47, B 1416 Copenhagen, Denmark. The owners of the kite centre are in the process of writing a book about kites and , kiteflying described as •crazy but informative". I Last year the Danish kite group organised a kite festival in Copenhagen. It was a huge success with 8-10000 people in attendance with 1-2000 h~ade kites. page 7 HERE AND THERE ------They arranged the usual kite ca.petitions, but included a "coafort prize" for the IAOSt hopeless kite a "kite eating tree" complete with roots!. Also in attendance was a stand called "Dr Whirlwind's Laboratory", here everyone could obtain advice, new sticks, new lines etc., whatever was needed to make their kites fly. Also on hand was a large pair of garden shears to give the re~l disasters a ~ciful de~th (?). This year they are arranging two festivals one in Copenhagen on 18th October and one in Aarhus Whilst we are talking of Scandanvia we have news via Michael Stelzer of a holiday on kites at Fano, Denaark. A kite vacation on a beautiful island in the North Sea on the West coast of Denmark. Miles of flat beach which you can drive on. Michael will be there fro. 16th June until the 23rd June. One night in a block-house-cabin costs approx £4.00. A fantastic retreat for insiders and a good place for a faeily holiday. Contact the editorial address if interested in furter details • ...... The Serman kite fliers have also been busy. Peter Becker and Manfred Kunst organised a Kites World show in a large shopping centre in Hamburg during October. The exhibiton was on for 10 days and was coaposed of two hundred kites and during the exhibition kite workshops were also arranged. Over the ten days approxi•ately 200,000 visitors saw the exhibiton. The culmination of the event was a large kite festival where 20,000 spectat ors watched various kite displays as well as hang gliders and hot air balloons • ...... The kitefliers of Berlin have organised two major kite festivals this ye~. Ffrstly on 26th to 27th April there is the Spring "Catch the Wind" kite festival, and on the 19th to 21st September there is the third International Kite festival of Berlin in conjunction with the First German International Stunt Kite competition • .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .r. .•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ...... • .• .•• . .•••••••••• ...... • .•• . Whilst in Germany - Michael Stelzer of Vom Winde is in the process of organising a European Kite Delegation to the International Kite Festival in Weifang, China during March and April. The trip will leave Frankfurt on the 20th March flying B.A. to Hong Kong. Stay in Hong Kong with the Hong Kong Kite Association until the 25th March when you fly to Shanghai. Stay in Shanghai until the 27th March and take a train to Jinan. Tour Shangdong until the 30th March then proceed to Weifang for the Kite festival. Stay in Weifang until the 4th April and travel to Yantai for two more days of ki tefl ying. From there you fly to Beijing and stay there from the 6th to 10th April when page 8 HERE AND THER E ====;::::::::::======you fly back to Frankfurt. arriving on the 11th April. Cost will be around 5 , 500 DH Fr ankfurt to Frankfurt excluding your food and enter tainment in Hong Kong . If i nterested contact t1ichael Stelzer on the following nu.ber - West Berlin 784 77 69 by the 31st January to reserve a place on the trip. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : . : : : .: : -: : : . : : : : I : I : I I : : : Scheveningen this year runs f r oa 13th JWJe to 15th June w-ith the FridAy bRing the usual confer ence and dinner, with the weekend reserved for -kiteflying. This year t here i s a special offer of a 3 nights bed and breakfast hotel package f rom Friday thr ough to Sunday including the kite sy.posi.u. w-ith .eals on the 13th. There are three choices of acca..:xlation, the Bad Hotel CThi s is where the actua l confer ence i s he ld>, the Europa Crest ~•1 and a hotel / boarding house. Prices r ange froa around 151 Guilders to 325 Builders per person for a double roOtn. These prices are the 1985 prices, sa11e increase will appl y for 1986. If interes ted contact the editorial address. WR can also advise on the var ious companies which r un trips to Scheveningen. The .ain ones ar e Vi s count, Gal a and Stallar d . All of these offer various ca.binations of travel . : :: : : :::::: : ::::: :::::::::: : : ::::::::::::::: : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::11: ::: Cervia Festival i n Italy, wh i ch had such enthusiastic reports last year i s on 25th June t o 29t h June • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a • • • • ., • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • For thos e peopl e who are i nterested i n at tending Scheveningen, Faro and Cervia the following may be of i nterest. Michael Stelzer i s arranging for t ransport to travel froa Scheveninven to Faro to Cer vi a Cost wi 11 be about 450 Dt1 for t he transport. Food and acca..xlati:an extra. Far Faro see above. In Cervia it is around 15 dollars for full board. Contact t he editori al office f or more details. ::::::::::::::::::::::: : ::: : ::::: : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::I:::::.:::: I ::: News of the York Kite Festival from J im Rowlands. I have at last r eceived confirmation from York City Council that they are willing to sponsor a kite festival to be held on the Knaves.ire race course on 31st May and 1st June. They have kindly sponsored 6 kitefliers froa France, Belgium, Hollan~ , Germany and Italy. They have taken up the challenge of a giant kite contest w-hich Ji•• through The Kiteflier, would like to promote. Kite groups are invited to take part in a giant fighter kite contest - ~The page 9 HERE AND THERE ====·======Rokkaku Challenge' - the contest will follow on similar lines to the Shirone Battle albeit very much saaller and anglicised. The aim of the contest is to forcibly re.ave your opponents kite from the sky. The winner is the one that re.ains flying. Kites should be of a giant fighter design, Sanjo Rokkaku is suggested and aeasure at least 2.5 metres high, aaxiaua size 4 metres high and made of any suitable materials. Kites may be decorated. Since kites are inevitably destroyed during the contest it is suggested that tyvek or polythene be used rather than ripstop. Teams may consist of up to 6 persons. Depending on the number of teaas participating the contest will be decided via a series of rounds, with the final round being held on the Sunday afternoon. Although the contest is intended as entertain.ent for those participating and indeed for the spectators there will be a trophy to win and a cash prize of £5.00. I would be grateful if any teaas interested in participating in such a contest would contact me in the first instance and before April 1st. It protni ses to be quite a international competition with French and Geraan kite teams, and hopefully kites from the Midland kite group and the York kite group. I am negotiating a block booking of hotel rooms and depending on numbers may be able to book at discount rates. Anybody interested in attending the festival and would like to take advantage of this facility should contact Ann Hoskins, 2 Dewsbury Terrace, York detailing their requirements. Places will be limited and very .uch first come first served • ...... News of a aajor kite happening in the North. The Washington Arts Centre are, during 1986, for several months in the summer putting on a display of Japanese kites with two Japanese kite makers in residence for two 110nths - Ni shi and Ohashi. The art gallery plans to run workshops during the whole period of t he exhibition, plus on 13th and 14th of Septellber in Sunderland Park t hey totill be holding a Festival of the Air with kites, hot air balloons etc., daylight fireworks and, if repaired, the splendid Japanese kite which was presented to Dr Barnado's during a visit in 1981 of a Japanese kiting team. The kite has been languishing in Swindon since then, but if repaired would be quite a spectacle. It took 50 people to carry it up Parliament Hill in 1981~ Obviously, as further developments emerge we will give you more details • ...... In the last issue of the Kiteflier we published addresses of people who wished to form informal groups. Well here is one more, Martin Croxton would be interested in starting a kite group for the Greenford area. Martin flies his kites on Horsenden Hill on a Sunday and says that it is a perfect site f or kiteflying. If anybody is interested contact Martin at 66 Drew Gardens, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 7QG ...... The Kite Aerial Photography Worldwide Association has produced its first newsletter. It is nicely produced with quite a few photographs in it. It is bilingual and the first issue seems to have a wide spread of kite photography articles. If interested write to Michel Dusariez, Avenue Capitaine Piret 14- 1150 Brussels, Belguim page 10 RAM JET DELTA ______, __ _ ------I should like to introduce an -update on ey RiUt Delta dmoi gn first publi-shed in KON July 1982. Although based on th~ sa~~e - principles the- design that- follONS is fer a s.allar version and has -a form of tail pi-ece. No.inally 2 ..tres · wingspan the construction is siailar to that described previously save that the piac& far · the tail is appli-ed to the underside and -tacked into ·posi'ti-on together with the wing and double raa piece a ll folded in half. Of course the tail piiiCe ~RUst be he.aed or cased first. Al so the leading,- trailing edges of the-double r aa and the snub nose· part of the wing. For myself I prefer the -casi ngs for most of my edges because I find it eas ier to sew thea and i t is conveni ent to adjust the size;. · if required to sleeve a · stick. Now for a few general MOrds of advi ce in vieM of n~N& · that ~- f-Htrs ha ve had trouble i n •aking up the Ra11 Delta . 1. The wing spreaders- are f itted-·l.JNDERIEATH the wings and -.1st be· a sprang i n fit to -suit your OMn kite as made. Cut each 'SJ)raader to an a~~ple length ilnd carefully n ibb le back each spr eader always trying both in position until you can just spring t hea into the joint. 2. The dihedral joints should be of stiff plastic. - I abtain.t· lrina-froa Cochranes of Ox-ford in two s izes to t ake 4am and · 6.a sticks. Thwse joi-nts COl& with a central hole for the spine and are ideal. These- dihadral jointw aust·· have a cut out through the s pi -ne s l eeve and the stitching lines aust be kept far enough apart t o allDN for thi s. Later when fitting the longeron stick the layers of nylon must be t ease d apar t to allow the stick to -pass· through the sleeve and the hole in the dihedral j oint. This fiddly job will only h&ve to be done once because the spine s tick will re.ain in situ Mht111 the kite is rolled up. 3. The piece for the double r am IIIUst be cut to allON for ~ fullnRSS (About SOIIUII each side) to allow it t o inflate, but the top ra11 is cut flat to size and it will obtain its fullness by t he eff·ect- of the dihedral Nhen aas••bltld~· 4. Both raas should overl ap the snub nose of the delta, the double raa by about 4o.. and the top rata by about: 25-. IIKJI'"'e in order to catch the wind and inflate. Both pieces should h ave cas·ings fitted to the leading edges and tb will result in five thicknes ses of naaterial doub-le sa.n· to stiffllll the edge and avoid any need for cane stiffening. 5. Although the original design for the· 3 aetre kite shCJM!d ca possible bridle it has been found that it is not required and the line should be attachlld at any point betNeen the nose and the dihedral joint depending on the wind strength. 6. This design has proved t o be IMlSt acc~ating in that Mhilst it is .ast delightful flying at minimal wind speeds ·of about 2 aph, just playing the theraals perhaps, it will continue to fly in winds of ?.S aph ..tlen the line is rigged on the nose. But r-eaember the golden rule of aero designers •si11pli ficate arn;t add ligh-tness" . 7. Finally the drawing is not a step' by step instructional plan and if anyone wanting to make up this kite has need of cl-arification on aAy point I should be happy to advise on receipt of S.A.E. or ring 0480 - 215053. page 11 DIMENSI ct-JS TO DOTTED LINES INDICATE A TRIPLE R.AM nELTA ~ING LINES A- C 70cm 0- F 42cm W-W 28cm 19 Y -Y 18an 2 LEG BRIDLE i ~ !llt1 ( FOR ZE PH'r'S ) I 90 I I I FLAT SHAPeS SIZE AS I ABOVE ARE HEMMED I AND SEWN DOWN A1D,CF TO FCRM RAMS SEWN TO THE BA.CK OF THE SNUB NOSE DELTA. IS BRIDLE FOR CLASSIC 0 E LT A 30 A DIHEDRAL JOINT IS USE T2 OR T3 1/8" DOWEL BATTENS FITTED AT X AND RAMS 1N SLEEVES.ON INFLATE UNDER EFFECT BACK USE 1/4'' DONE L OF SPARS RAM JET DELTA ------ The sketch opposite gives the di.ensions of a new variation of the delta t ~ and one with soae very unique characteristics. It flies Mell in a v.riet y of · wind speeds, it is unaffected by ground turbulance and, raaarkably, it does not need a bridle or keel. Construction is fairly straightforNard. The aaterial for the- ra. ~ - cut out with adequate hemming allowances and folded into the centre of the lengt h of ripstop required for the wing shape, _ then seMT da.n the' •iddle to for• a sleeve for the longeron. From this accurately sewn line all -.asur..ants are· carefully .ad& for the wing shape and the piece forming the double ra.. The wings are cut out whilst folded in half so as to ensure a balanced outline. No h.-.ing alloeMnce is made on the leading and trailing edges of the Ning, instead these .....,.. bound with casings sew1 on and were of adequate size on the ,leading edg& to take the 1/4" leading edge spar. These spars were inserted through slits forll&d in the wingtip ends of the casings and the slits N&re closed by saall flaps of 'velcro S8Wl to the out-er · edges of the casing. Sleeves for 1/8" dowel battens are f ormed on the back of the .._nqtips in ord11r to maintain the hang-glider shape of the wings as shown, but ..Ice sure the · sleeves and battens are ass.-bled c011plete before the casings are sa.n on, so that the latter act as closures for the batten sleeves. A velcro closure flap is provided for the tail 11nd of the l~an sl-..- and at the other end I seN my favour ite device for a spar pocket - a plt~stic cap from a dried up felt tip pen. A V of stitches is INde in the end of t1 sl..v. or pocket, and the cap inserted so as to be a fir• fit ~d the spar is -shaped on the end to suit. In this way the strain is taken on the stitching rather than a point contact on the end through the aateri al of the pocket. A dihedral 3 way joint is worked onto the longeron in the way of an apeture cut in its sleeve and the Ning spreaders, port and starboard, are cut to be a gentle "sprung inN fit UNDER the wings which are therllby alla.ad to billow-, naturally into an aerofoil shape. The three raa jets provide strong dir&etional stability and, contribute to aerof-oil lift. Fly from a single line atttildhed to Tl. Ted F1emi..ng page 13 s~ ...... ,.... G t:leTl'IIL fe4l.. S~INe T. ~ {tt\M pI& <;!i I S S &w.., ~~M \"1e.c..5 \!:. C.UT ~~L L ~'- t>ti"\S. 1\lt& '"" "'"" · T•t u.- C)OWiol S:.t.~T OI'ITe B.oTTO"' i.\M AL~ ~c lN~LAT•"G ~L 1:>111\GN~ION<;. ~U 1\Ll.o...,. """o Saw ..... c \..,,.,. • ._ AN.._ . Gui' ... 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Aerodyne, Stephen Smedley, 86B Centurion Road, Brighton BNl 3LN A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR MEMBERS Despite the recent appalling weather kite flying goes on! This looks like being another event-packed year with dates already set for the Brighton Kite Festival and Petworth; plus, the possibility of some high jinks on the high seas from our l eader. Hope t o see all of you on the kite field during the coming season. EVENTS Feb 2 Red Hi ll Fly-in 16 Goring Gap 1000 ft Fly-in ., March .f.. Telscombe Tye 1000 ft Fly-in 16 TBA Fly-in April 13 Red Hi ll 1500 ft Fly-in 27 The Rake, Petersfield 1000 ft Fly-in May 11 Beachy Head 1000 ft Fly-in 24/25 BRIGHTON KITE FESTIVAL 3500 ft! Festival June 22 Petworth Ki te Festival Festival Do you have a favourite local flying site not normally attended by BKF? If so drop a line to Greg with the location and he'll try to include it in the coming year's schedule of events. * Seen at The Kite Store, Covent Garden: "Flexifoi l stacker" Overhand loop D.I.Y. KITES No. 2 "Grauniad" A complete sheet of newsprint, sticky tape, some thin dowel and a spot of or igami will produce this novel diamond variant . ([) Gv-r' '11/L ~"<>W>LD ~a..,.- of' ill F'oL.t> !!.~ Au:> o.lG. l':>o'T"f'E-tl LINE.... To ® ""~ ' \ ' ' ,o;_ .. ' ' ' ' ' ' \ \ (£) OPto.J Ov1" fl.A1" ...,...-~ k:UL 0..:. lit.J'D I!..It~tl)1:.,. Alr!"Ja.-r" k •bV"E. Po$\..,....,._, ~-t~ lt ~~ u...r-f" v • wb~ 6.""t s~• ..Jc,. A..,t.oPitof<1"1i.. \lOo..£. o.J 1(,~ . BOOK REVIEWS Still got that book token left over fr om Christmas? Clive Har t; "Kites: an historical survey" !2nd edit ion), pub. Appel, New York 1982. Softback 210pp. $13 . 95 . Rather than bring the classic first edition up-to-date, Prof . Hart has expanded the already considerable material on the Asia n orig i ns of kites and their early European history . Th ere are several new black and white pictures, some borrowed from his other book "Your Book of Kites" lnow out of pr intl 1 but if you already have the first edition there is littl e to warrant making this addit i on al purchase. Dorothy Har ley Erber; "Genius at Uo rk : Z. ages of Alexan der Graha11 Be ll" , pub. Viki ng , New York 1982. Hardbac k 192pp. $16 . 95 . This latest bi ographical work con centrates exclusively on Bell ' s aviational work at the turn of the centur y, the period of his famous tetrahedral kites. The book relies heavily on eye-w i tness accounts from the few remaining survi vors from those pioneering days and makes for good reading, although it is rather lacking in 'techni cal· information. There are, t houg h , several previously unpublished pictures of Bell and his kites and, despite the price, would make a worthy addition to any tetrahedrophile's bookshelf . Both boo ks are currently available only in the US but can be obtained through the Kitelines bookstore. * KITING ANNIVERSARIES January 7 First crossing of Channel by balloon, Jean-Pierre Blanchard (Frl and John Jeffries IUSAl 1 1785. J anuar y 8 William A. Eddy born, 1850 . George Pocock ' s "Char - volant " , horseless carriage pulled by kites , given its first r un, 1822. February Indoor kit e flying record set by Carl Brewer and Tom Sisson, Seattle, USA, 9 hours 13 minutes, 1979. Mar ch Parafoil patent filed b y Domin a C. Jalb ert , 1967 . Brighton Kit e Fl yers, Greg Locke, 53 New Road, Shoreham by Sea, BN4 6RB GENERAL INTEREST ------The British Standard Institute News was emblazoned Nith a large Dan Leigti Delta on its latest i s sue 's cover. The kite ha~ a large B.S.I. kite mark on it, and was flo~~~tn at Lambeth, London, recently during the launch of a net~t joint B.S.I./Society of Bri tish Gas Industries sche.e and safety ca.paign. •The specially buil t SBGI/BSI kite was supplied by aeronautical engineer Dan Leigh, 2.25m long by 3m ~~~t i de , the onl y other siailar aodel is in the Tuscon Museum in Arizona.N Accordi ng to Peter Waiter (of Malvern Kite s) the BSI aight be ~~~tillin g to sponsor a kite f e s t ival lat er thi s year. ::::::::::: : : : : ::::: : : : ::: : : :::: : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1 Any kiteflier abl e to put on a kiteflyi ng deeonstration at a school in Harden, Surrey, during March 1986 pl ease get in touch wth us. The de.onstration is to be in conjunction wi th a t opic on wi nd and flight that a class of 5 and 6 year olds are undertaking. :: :: :: : : : : :::::: : :::: : :::: : : :::::: : :::: : :: :: : :::::::::: : : :~ :::::::::::::1::: : More ki te tri via from our roving r eporter Ter ence Whi t e:- The Kite Societ y is mentioned in a brief paragraph about kites i n M.H. s.dth's 1986 Students Di ar y. There is also a photo of the superb dragon kite head taken froaa the cover of "Chinese Kites" by Kin Kan and Susan Hsieh. Woman ' s World magazi ne August issue - had an article about Br-.kfast Tiae T.V. ' s ~~~teat heriDall Francis Wilson. A superb tNO page panoraaic photo of Hampstead Heath showed Francis wi t h wi fe and son flying a Ferrari . Unf ortunatel y the photo i s inset with six fami ly/hoae snaps. T.V. Times magazine a wh ile ago car r ied a 'where are they nON' articl• on comedian Michael Bentine. It mentioned his life long love of kites and kiteflying. A photo accompani ed the article showing 1'1ichael ldth a keeled mal ay. Seen i n Tesco's, the bes t ki t e mugs yet. White Japanese aade augs Nith superb full colour kite designs. The kites shotoJn include box, aalay, hexiMJOil, bird, dragon, square, yakko, a di amond train and even an oddity like the flying wedge! At least s ix different designs, each set against a background. Price £1.49 each. Kites feature on t he bl anks/dumaies(!) for soae W.H.S.iths photo fraaes. B.B.C. T.V's ' Tomorrow's Wor ld 7 recent ly had a feature about a na. ..thod of launchi ng hang gliders. Us i ng a specially converted pOMer ~~~tinch it enables take-offs from level ground i nstead of t he usual hillside/cliff. A dual-line kite A 'bird kite7 of s ort s f eatures in the fila "Mad l'1ax . &.yond the Thunderdome". It also doubl es as a sai l for a makeshift raft. Women's Weekly magazine recently carried an article about Julia Foster. It mentioned her l ove of maki ng t hings and sewing in particular. A photo sha.ed Julia and her son launching a l arge appliqued aalay she had ..de for hia. Julia has also had a book published called •Patchwork" CEla Tree Books,£9.95). page 17 GENERAL INTEREST ======The last chapter of Mhich is devoted to aaking the aalay previously IMi!ntioned. Julia acknowledges help froa Andy King at the Kite Store and has a nice MDrd for kitefliers in general. She also cites Pelha."s Penguin •Kites• as t he ideal reference book. A Wau Bulan featured in the Malaysia Travel Tours autu.n T.V adverti~t caa~paign. A paragraph in the Evening Argus Gifts Suppletlellt 10/12/85 r~ds as folloMS •Kites are noN tipped for a come back. Cleverly designed to fly happily in .ast ..eather concH tions and better looking than ever before As we reported in a previous Kiteflier, recently Ken Saas hit the headlines in many of the national newspapers. The story was how Ken had been fined £10. 00 for flying his U.F.O. kite in Hyde Park high enough to appear on HeathrON airport's radar. Obviously the publicity paid off because not long after he made the newspapers again and he even had an interview on Radio 2!. Apparently Ken has teaaed up with Action Gaaes and Toys to aarket a slight ly different version of the kite. It is being manufactured in Taiwan and should be in the shops by April or l'lay, under the naJDe of Sky Runner. The kite consists of a Ming Mith a SNivel in the middle for line attachaent, the lift is generated by the kite spinning (i.e. like a rotor kite>. Apparent! y b1o features aake it radically different from previous spinni ng kites, firstly the Ming incorporates four open-ended cylinders Mhich act as sails by catching the Mind and causing the Ming to spin - air rushing through thee creates lift and the kite takes off, secondly the cross section of the Ming parts joining the cylinders is flat, to act as an aerofoil, providing additional lift. The kite is aade froa ttylar and glassfibre, is one and half feet long and Neighs half an ounce. Saas says that it can reach a height of BOO feet and because of loM resistance can be flOMn on seMing thread and although it needs wind to launch once the kite is up it needs hardly any breeze, because as gravity pulls it tONards the ground the Mind rush is enough to cause the Ming to spin and send it up again. The kite should retail at about £6.50• ...... Some sad news from America. Will Yolen died recently. Will was Nell knOMn a.ongst the kiting community, being both author of several kite books, perhaps his best knoMn being 'The Complete Book of Kites and Kiteflying•, and being both the founder and president of the International Kiteflyers Association. We feel sure that he Mill be sorely missed among the Kite Community. page 18 OCTOSLED ======"Oooh look Dave is out f l yi ng his corset s again." ••••• a strange ca..ent f ro. Tony Slater to his wife one Saturday afternoon. The "Corsets " were, in fact , t wo quadra sleds or fiWltiple sleds flDMfl linked, side by s i de. A sight which s houl d have been seen at the Shrewsbur y Kite festival in June, but unfortunatel y , prevented, due to an unti.ely gust lifting the ki te base over apex dur ing preparation and causing a jumbo l ine tangle among i ts TEN bridle lines. The quadra s l ed Joining was achi eved using doubl e s i ded t ape all round one "ear• of one s l ed, to attach i t to t he next. Be car eful, and t hink about what you are doing. Sticky tape attaches the 1/8" dettel to t he rear of the j oined panel, not all the way down, but at the t op , bot tom, side of the vent and once more hal f way up. Eyelets are f L:ed into all f ive "ears" and then starts the f un, fi xi ng t he bridle lines. Cut f i ve lengt hs of line about ten f eet long, and attach each one t o an •earN. Now pin the quad s led t o a board or beam, keeping it flat and fully extended. Keeping tensi on on the t wo lines already fi xed, pick up one of the other t hree l i nes and attach it t o t he r ing, preferably in its correct order. Repeat until all five lines are fastened wi t h r e asonably equal tension on all lin@&. A piece of thick dowel or br oom handl e passed through the ring acts • • an excellent centre to wi nd the bri dl e l i nes onto, and a couple of saw cuts on the ends keep rubber bands safe ly in t he position Nhen all the lines are fully wound on. Even with this disci pl i ne. unaccountabl e twists still aagically take place. To prevent the sleds beating in and out l ike an old accordian, slip a three f oot length of 18 gauge piano wire through the eyelet holes with a rubb.r •stopper• each side of the end "ears•. The rubber •stopper• is si~ly a 114• square of old car inner tube wi th a hole bodged through the centre with a sli•, sharp spike. Pushed ont o the piano wire , the friction is suffici~t to stop the "ears" leaving the piano wire. When preparing to f1 y your quad, use great care and adequate to~eights to hold the quads down with "ears" upwards, and allow unrolling the bridles, attaching the l i ne and get ting out enough l ine f or the launch. page 19 Now for the octosled bit. This is simply two quadra sleds clipped together side by side. Ordinary dress press studs are used for this. Decide which ends are to be joined and place the tNO aatching ends together. With a leather punch cut a 1/8" or 3/32 dia.aeter hole through both thickness near the top and bottom of the "ear" and near the eyelet hole. Put the mating parts of the press stud through the hole and snap the• together. Put a patch of sticky tape over the back of both parts. Repeat for the two studs. The two quads can nON be snapped apart whenever required, for transporting or flying separately. The piano wires need to be joined as well to avoid a difficult packing problem. A short length of close fitting brass tube is soldered to the end of one piano wire and the two halves held together with a •lock slip• tag on each half, and a rubber band pulling the two halves together. Naturally, great care .ust be taken when dealing with ten bridles on two rings, or else a lot of patience is needed to sort out the tangle. Thi s is where the split ring is invaluable, all lines can be slipped off the ring, untangled and slipped back on the ring again, held between the two halves of the split. Both bridle sets .ust, of course, be identical to be able to fly in the same single line. As an exercise in the control of ta-per and single mindedness in times of great vexation, this cannot be beaten ••• go to it!! KUB&EP EAND I 'PIANO W112E ~ft:l~ TUBE I I {WJbE.L 90) ~/ TWO L.DCf-SUP T~S . TWQ '£N~ tAI2~ 5!4" s~ '' wrrn ··£YELITs / 11 Ys DCJW£ 'I- ~ I I ::::::: ~L I f Q t I I I I ~ i ..;:: l() :::_~ ~ ------DAVID BLOOM ~t\U= BA~IC SLLD page 20 HERE AND THERE ======News of a new kite group (i nformation supplied by the secratary) The Snowdonia Balloon, Kite and Hang-gliding Club had it's first public .aeting on 25th October 1984 and was i nitially for.ed as a pressure group against la. flying jets which use the Ogwen Valley as a training run Mith B&thesda, situated at the end of the valley, being used as a .ack Mar target, and it is one of the club' s aims to get them banned fro. flying through such a highly populated valley. "In our valley live several keen kite builders/flyers and .adltl hot air ballooni sts some of which have aspirations to fly hang gliders and full size hot air balloons, so we foraaed our club as a blanket organisation coverintJ several alternative uses of air space. Since we for.ad Me have organised tMO 'peace fairs' in conjunction Mith our local woodcraft, folk and C.N.D. groups. At one of these events we had the C. N.D . hot air balloon but, unfortunately, it was too windy to f ly it. However they did fly their 15ft Mingspan delta which was a beautiful sight pictured against the IKIWltains. We are currantly involved i n a project to build a s i •ilar kite of our OMA. We Manted to buil d a larger delta but we don' t have winching gear (yet!). We have also organised several free kite NDrkshops for childran Mhich have been very successf ul. We have held these during school holidays, at the local hospital and during •art f or all' week in nearby Bangor when we also did kit• fl yi ng displays. We are keen to coauDUn i cate wi th kit eflyers and kiteflying groups .varytlhti!re and will gladly answer any letters we receive. If you MOUld like to support us, our meabership fee is only £1.00 a year for which you get a b..rtifully silk screened membership car d, a hand coloured badge, tMO hand coloured stickers and newsletters as and when produced. Please send S.A.E. to Davi Jones, Treasurer, 57 Braichmelyn , Bethes da, Gwynedd. S"n £ JniUIII..., • j ~ .,~ . ~ EVENTS LIST ======19th January Hylands Park, Chelasford, Essex. E.K.G. Fly-in. 26th January Wickford Meaorial Park, Essex. E.K.G. Fly-in. 9th February Grafha. Water, Cambs. G.O.K.F. Fly-in. 16th February Thorndon Park, BrentNDod, Essex. E.K.G. Fly-in. 9th March Grafhaa Water, Caabs. G.O.K.F. Fly-in. South Weald Park, Brentwood, Essex. E.K.G. Fly-in. 3oth March Easter Festival, Blackheath, London. B.K.A. Festival. 31st March Easter Festival, Blackheath, London. B.K.A. Festival. 6th April Thorndon PMk, BrentNOOd, Essex. E.K.G. Fly-in. 13th April Ferry l'le~dows, Peterborough. G.O.K.F. Fly-in. 20th April Great Bentley Green, Colchester, Essex. E.K.G. Fly-in. 26th April Spring Kite Festival, Berlin. V.V.W. Festival. 27th April Spring Kite Festival, Berlin. V.V.W. Festival. 4th May Old Warden Aerodroae, Biggleswade, Beds. B.K.F.A. Festival. 11th l'lay Grafhaa Water, Caabs. G.O.K.F. Fly-in. 24th May Brighton Festival, North Sheepcote Valley. B.K.F. Festival 25th l'lay Brighton Festival, North Sheepcote Valley. B.K.F. Festival. 31st l'tay York Kite Festival, Knavesmire, York. Y.K.F. Festival. Ferry "-adows, Peterborough. G.O.K.F. Festival 1st June York Kite Festival, Knavesmire, York. Y.K.F. Festival Ferry l'leadows, Peterborough. G.O.K.F. Festival. 13th June Scheveningen Kite Festival, Holland. V.O. Festival to 15th June Scheveningen Kite Festival, Holland. V.O. Festival. 22nd June Petworth Kite Day, Petworth, Sussex. P.F. Festival 25th June Cervia Kite Festival, Cervia, Italy. C.V. Festival to 29th June Cervia Kite Festival, Cervia, Italy. C.V. Festival. 29th June Blackheath Summer Rally, Blackheath, London. B.K.A. Festival. 6th July Shrewsbury Kite festival. I'I.K.F. Festival. 13th July Riverside Park, St. Neots, Cambs. G.O.K.F. Fly-in. 2oth July Derby Kite Festival, Derby Racecourse. M.K.F. Festival. Provisional. 26th July Wessex Kite Festival, Netley, Southa.pton. W.K.G. Festival 27th July Wessex Kite Festival, Netley, Southa~ton. W.K.G. Festival. 10th August Grafham Water, Cambs. G.O.K.F. Fly-in. 24th August Bourneaouth Kite Festival, Hengistbury Head. W.K.G. Festival. 6th September Aldham Kite Day, ~rks Tey, Colchester, Essex. E.K.G. Festival l'lalvern Kite Weekend, Malvern, Wares. M.K. Festival 7th September Malvern Kite Weekend, Malvern, Worcs. I'I.K. Festival. 13th Septellber Festival of the Air, NeMcastle upon Tyne. W.A.C. Festival. 14th September Festival of the Air, Newcastle upon Tyne. W.A.C. Festival. 14th Sept~er Ferry KeadONs, Peterborough. G.O.K.F. Fly-in 19th September Berlin International Kite Festival, Berlin. V.V.W. Festival. to 21st ~telaber Berlin International Kite Festival, Berlin. V.V.W. Festival. 13-M September Dieppe International Kite Festival, France. Festival 5th October Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggles.ade. B.K.F.A. Festival. 18th October Copenhagen Kite Festival, Denmark. Festival. •K.6. Essex Kite Group, 34 llortiaer ROid, Rayleigh, Essex • S.O.K.F. Great Ouse Kite Fliers, 10 laxton Close, Eaton Ford, St. Neots, Calbs. ~.u. Voa Ninde Ver~~eht, Eisenacher Strasse 81, 1000 Berlin 112, !lest 6enany B.K.F. I Br ighton Kite Flyers, 53 Ne11 Road, Shoreha1 by Sea, !lest Sussex. u:.F. York me Fliers, 2 lle~~sbury Terrace, York. v.o. Vlieger Op, Neter ingkade Sa, 2515 AK, Den Haag, Holland. U.F nidland Kite Fliers, 7b Oxhill Road, Handsworth, Bir1inghu, 821 9RII u.s. Nmex Kite Group, 16 Bmkley Nay, Ha110nds Green, Tot ton, Hants, 504 31111. ~.K. nal vern Kites, The Narehouse, St Ann's Road, Great Ita! vern, Mores. IIR14 4PZ. THE KITE SOCIETY 31, Grange Road, I Iford, Essex IG 1 1EU ~ INTERESTED IN KITES? . Are you wondering if there are any groups or organisations you can join? r. THE KITE SOCIETY could be the answer. The KITE SOCIETY was created to encourage ca.munication between kitefliers, both the . novice and the expert • KITEIll SOCIETY The benefits of .eabership include A quarterly publication of a newsletter to Mhich ~ers are encouraged to comsunicate. Plus kite plans, kite news and details of events around the country, both national and local. Insurance cover i n respect of public liability.(United Kingda. onlyl. Discount at kite shops throughout the U.K. and Europe. Organised trips to international kite festivals. MEMBERSHIP FEE: £4.00 per year for the U.K. £6.00 per year for the rest of Europe. All other countries £6.00 Land Mail or £8.00 Air Mail. For this ...Oers wi'll receiv& four issues of The Kiteflier and the benefits as listed above. Supplementary Membership for a member living at the same address £2.00. For thiS low cost fee a membership card will be issued (for discount) and the insurance beco.es applicable. METHODS OF PAYMENT. All cheques, postal orders or ~ oney orders should be made payable to the KITE SOC IETY. *******************************•••················································ I WISH TO . JOIN THE KITE SOCIETY AND ENCLOSE A CHEQUE I POS TAL ORDER I MONEY ORDER I CASH FOR MADE PAYABLE TO THE KITE SOCIETY. Supplementary members :- Name .• ..•• • .. •• • · • · · · · · · • • · · • · · • · · · · · · • · · · • · Address .•• .....••. • ..•...•..•...•....•.... . •...... I THE KITE SOCIETY SWEATSHIRTS POST CODE ••• ••.•. • . •• • TELEPHONE NO .. ..••...... • . .• . • .•.••••• PLEASE SEND THIS FORM WI TH PAYMENT TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. High quality, 5~ Polyester 5~ Cotton mix, crew neck, fleece lined sweatshirts. Badges are also available. These 4" x 2" Available in either White or Grey Harl with a black logo on the left breast. badges with the words "The Kite Soc i ety" (no logo) embroidered on them cost £1.80. Background colour can be black or white. SIZES: 36" (S), 38" (H), 40/42" (L), 44" (XL), 46" (XXL). Thread colour can be one of Red , Wh i te, Blue, Yellow, Green, Black or Orange. If The Kite Society logo is approximatley 90mm by 130mm in size. you are i nterested send us details of colour choice and cheque or P.O. made PRICE £10.00 each plus £1.00 for post and packaging. payable to The Kite Society. Delivery will take about 28 days. Cash with orders please •....••••••... Advertisement Following our last few ads in this esteemed journal we have had a number of suggestions for future mischief. These have included;- Great Kiting Bores of Our Time Nol5 The Man with Everything Great Kiting Bores of Our Time Nol6 Americans m Europe Great Kiting Bores of Our Time Nol7 The Man who researches the Ballistics of Teddy Bears. Those who suggested the above will, for the present ,remain anonymous however, for 1 986, we ( actually I) have decided to behave and will tell you about what's new rather than disseminate information on the activities of the miscreant few. New kites- from Windy Kites a large externally supported unicellular kite- the Multi Diamond ( L 46.00)- for light/medium winds ( GRP support ring, ripstop sails)- fro m Martin Lester- 1. the compact Space Shuttle ( L 29.95)- GRP frame, screen printed ripstop sail, self inflating- for steady medium winds- 2; Icarus the flying man ( also known variously as Albert Ross, or in Wales, Dai Dalus)- about 5.5ft high with a 6ft wingspan Icarus has a wood and GRP frame and flies quite happily waving his legs about in medium winds ( price= l 90.00). And 3.- to special order only- the prize winning Flamingo ( L 110.00)- in realistic pink, black and white- composite GRP and wood frame- ripstop sails nice. Vertical Visuals have produced a decidely improved version of their Phoenix Stunter- reinforcement on nose, tie tabs and tail- fully hemmed trailing edge- same price as before ( U8.75). As you read this we should be receiving Kevlar flying line- not cheap but interesting- Kevlar is strong, thin, incredibly abrasive, dangerous to unprotected hands and probably the best Kite flying line available. Since it doesn't stretch to any appreciable degree your Deep Sky Reel ( Kite Stpre's own = £21.95) will never collapse under stored load. Since it is thin your Kite will always fly at the highest angle possible. Since it is "solid" in feel Stunt Kite flying is something else- we should have 50lb and 200lb breaking strain available- enquire for price/ lengths. The Kite Store Ltd, 69 Neal Street, London WC2H 9PJ. Tel; 01 836 1666