Delta Kite Plans

For The MBK Skewer Delta Kites

These delta kite plans are aimed at the more experienced kite maker. They summarize the far more in-depth instructions to be found under the How To Make A Kite section of this website. It assumes you have the knowledge to do a neat job, use the right knots and keep the weight down!

1-Skewer Delta Kite Plans

Tips And Hints

1. when cutting out the sail, include a long narrow flap to fold over each leading edge spar, to completely enclose it in a pocket
2. reinforce the nose edge and the trailing edges of the sail by adding clear sticking tape over the outlines, then trimming back to the outlines
3. the spreader can be bowed with flying line when the joints are dry - a Truckie's Knot works well
4. cap the spar ends with clear sticky tape
5. seal the leading edge spar pockets with long lengths of clear sticky tape
6. after cutting out the keel from sail plastic, use clear sticky tape to run a length of flying line down each edge that leads to the towing point - on each side of the keel, so that's 4 pieces of line altogether
7. knot the keel lines together, close to the plastic, and add a another knot to the 4 lines coming out at the towing point - tie the keel to the vertical spar and also use sticky tape to attach the keel's edge to the sail
8. for a start, try making a single tail about 5 times as long as the kite is high, looping it around the bamboo and through itself, near the tail of the kite

The PDF eBook 8 MBK Kites To Make - The Complete 1-Skewer Series is useful if you prefer to print out the step-by-step instructions and plans for this kite.

2-Skewer Delta Kite Plans

Tips And Hints

1. each spar, including the spreader, is 2 bamboo skewers butted together and reinforced with 0.1SL lengths of skewer
2. when cutting out the sail, include a long narrow flap to fold over each leading edge spar, to completely enclose it in a pocket
3. reinforce the nose edge and the trailing edges of the sail by adding clear sticking tape over the outlines, then trimming back to the outlines
4. the spreader should be snipped to length, then glued in place at the tips, then bowed with flying line when dry - a Truckie's Knot works well
5. cap the spar ends with short lengths of electrical insulation tape
6. seal the leading edge spar pockets with long lengths of clear sticky tape
7. after cutting out the keel from sail plastic, use clear sticky tape to run a length of flying line down each edge that leads to the towing point - on each side of the keel, so that's 4 pieces of line altogether
8. knot the keel lines together, close to the plastic, and add a another knot to the 4 lines coming out at the towing point - tie the keel to the vertical spar and also use sticky tape to attach the keel's edge to the sail
9. for a start, try making a single tail about 4 times as long as the kite is high, looping it around the bamboo and through itself, near the tail of the kite

The PDF eBook 8 MBK Kites To Make - The Complete 2-Skewer Series is useful if you prefer to print out the step-by-step instructions and plans for this kite.

Hope you've had fun using these Delta kite drawings. Did it fly well? Great! You've just joined the MBK Kite Club!

Last updated: 26 Nov 2008