by Father and Son Kite Flying
(Maryland, USA)
My son and I built this sled kite this afternoon. We made it a little smaller, at 2/3 scale.
We flew it after sunset on a chilly spring evening. We could hardly see it (we used a white garbage bag), but as it got darker the kite became illuminated by the almost full moon. We let out all our string, and it flew beautifully.
We can't wait to make more kites from this site and more memories. We'll never forget this night. Thank you for creating it.
Technical notes: I was surprised how long the bridle was. When I was a kid, I used shorter bridles on sled kites, but my sleds were always closing and opening. I called it "flapping". I think the longer bridle stops the "flapping" as this one never flapped. I also like the "vee" shape at the top of the kite. My sleds were straight across the top and would always wrinkle, which I think the "vee" eliminates.
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Feb 20, 19 07:04 AM
As usual, the 10-cell Tetrahedral was a pain to launch inland... In fact, I had intended to fly at the beach, but there was a due-westerly breeze. This meant a very limited flying space between rocks…
Wind Speeds
Light Air
1-5 km/h
1-3 mph
1-3 knots
Beaufort 1
Light breeze
6–11 km/h
4–7 mph
4–6 knots
Beaufort 2
Gentle ...
12–19 km/h
8–12 mph
7–10 knots
Beaufort 3
Moderate ...
20–28 km/h
13–18 mph
11–16 knots
Beaufort 4
Fresh ...
29–38 km/h
19–24 mph
17–21 knots
Beaufort 5
Strong ...
39–49 km/h
25–31 mph
22–27 knots
Beaufort 6
High Wind
50-61 km/h
32-38 mph
28-33 knots
Beaufort 7
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