Before we talk about creating your very own original Kite by doing Steps 1 & 2; Lets go off on a slight tangent...

Lets Discuss: WHY PEOPLE DO NOT BUILD CELL KITES???????

• Trouble Visualizing 3D
• Do Not Understand Aerodynamics
• Do Not Know What Fittings Are Available

Visualize in 3D:

Daydream with a pencil and paper

Sketch front view, top view, side view, bottom view, etc.

Build a MODEL (see above) - try to do it to some scale: Use oaktag, cheap wood dowels, and lots & lots of hot glue... rd glue sticks = lo temp, oval glue sticks = hi temp. The hi-temp gun takes longer to heat up, but you can move faster cause it cools faster, so its what I like.

Aerodynamics:

I do not know what that means exactly either.

But I do know that all cell kites are made of basic shapes: Triangles; Squares; Rectangles; Rhomboids (a sideways squashed square), Hexagons ( 6 sides), & Wings. And, I also know, Horizontal surfaces create LIFT; and, Vertical surfaces create STABILITY.

Therefore, Kites with more horizontal surfaces than Vertical surfaces will probably fly in less wind, assuming they weigh the same; however, they will be less stable, which probably doesn’t matter if the wind is light.

Now this would be the perfect place to talk about Weight to Sail Ratio & Weight to Lift Ratio. See Topic 3 (comming soon) of the Trilogy, Weight to Lift Ratio’s.

Do Not Know What Fittings are Available, So Let’s List Them:

See Topic 2, Fittings & How They Work, for pictures of fittings along with descriptions.

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