Art & Flywork
Kite building plans, tips & techniques.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~pdjBending Spars With A Coke Can
Measurements of the relative stiffness and weight of spars.
http://gamma.nic.fi/~sos/spars/cokecan.htm
Chevron
Detailed discussion of soft foil design and construction.
http://www.chevron.tug.com/
Chinese Kites
Hints and tips for building Chinese kites.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/1911/chinese.htm
Daves kite site
How to make ariroplane kites. photo gallery.
http://dh.kites.8m.com/
GBJ Kites
Andy Beveridge provides construction advice for the traction kite builder.
http://www.gbjkites.co.uk/
Hata construction
Traditional construction of the Japanese Hata.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/process.html
Miniature Kite Designs
A site dedicated to miniature kites including plans, kits, construction tips, building materials, photo galleries and contest results.
http://miniatures.kitingusa.com/
Open source inflatable kite building
Plans for inflatable kites and gear. How-To guides for construction. Information and instruction on kite surfing, ice-kite-buttboarding.
http://www.zeroprestige.org/
Ozon Scientific-Technical Center
Russian site with tools for modeling the behaviour of textile structures interacting with fluid.
http://www.mtu-net.ru/mosseev/rd.htm
PBSK Tuning Tips
Detailed discussion about tuning 2-line stunt kites.
http://home.inreach.com/andytia/Hobbies/Bridle-tips.htm
Stunt Kite Template Calculator
A mathematical approach to stunt kite templates. Enter the dimensions of your kite and this tool will provide the sizes of all the parts.
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Park/7227/kites/Template/template.htm
Team Triangle Kite
Plans to build the Team Triangle and vented Team Triangle kite.
http://www.freewebs.com/kites/plans.htm
WW2 Target Kites
Details of Paul Garber's World War II naval gunnery target kites. Includes contemporary instruction manual and patent data.
http://rtpnet.org/robroy/targetkites
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