My Flat Diamond Kite

by Jose González
(San Jose, CA, USA)

This is an experiment building flat Diamond kites without the usual bowed or dihedral form and keeping the spine unattached to the cross-spar.

This design combines two Diamond kites: one on top with a loose cross-spar (unattached to the spine) and one inverted Diamond shape kite. The inverted Diamond has a dihedral joint.

Photos: Here you have the prototype build with shower curtains (white) and the final product built with ripstop nylon and carbon rods (red, orange and black).

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by: Jose

Yes, Tim, left alone it would overfly like a Delta. You can't tie it up and fly another kite. Oh well, still a fun kite. Thanks for the comment.
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by: Tim Parish

Good photos - I see you are familiar with the 1/3 rule of photography!

A really unique concept, getting a large flat Diamond to fly stable with the aid of an inverted one with dihedral. You'd get a few comments about the design if you turned up and flew at a local kite festival. With those carbon spars I bet it flies at a nice steep angle too.

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    Earlier in the afternoon last Saturday, gusts were blowing through the yard, shaking leaves and twigs. Evidently, there was ample breeze for lofting a bunch of Tyvek diamonds on a single 100 pound lin…

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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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