Kite Flying

[Bahco]

Been to the park today with my lad with our new toy ...........a kite. There was a bit of wind but try as I might it would not fly!

Anyone with experience got any tips before it goes in the bin!

 

[joe-90]

If it's one of those kite mark shaped ones forget it - they don't work.

 

[imamartian]

Been to the park today with my lad with our new toy ...........a kite. There was a bit of wind but try as I might it would not fly!

Anyone with experience got any tips before it goes in the bin!

what sort is it bahco, and how big?

 

[Bahco]

I'll take a pic tomorrow . It looks batman shaped and about 18 ins wingspan.

Been a long time since I did this.

 

[ajstoneservices]

Been to the park today with my lad with our new toy ...........a kite. There was a bit of wind but try as I might it would not fly!

Anyone with experience got any tips before it goes in the bin!

Been there tried that when mine were small. Ran my ******S off with the wrong kind of kite showing them how red in the face I could get.

Yeah bin it

 

[imamartian]

I'll take a pic tomorrow . It looks batman shaped and about 18 ins wingspan.

Been a long time since I did this.

is it a toy, or a serious kite? how much did you pay?

You want to get a power kite:

http://www.tractionkitesuk.com/power-kites-c-1_17.html?osCsid=1s1plcgmjmtecbqsll9ivckmk5

these things look like a wing, and can be anything from a metre to 5 or 6 metres across, and are great to fly in (almost) any wind conditions...

 

[joinerjohn]

I used to love making and flying kites when I were a nipper. Hours of fun we had making them out of garden canes, brown paper and string.
I once built a box kite out of some 1/4" square wood and some light nylon type material. My dad brought home a very large reel of thin nylon string with something like 30lbs breaking strain. There must have been at least a mile of string on it and we had the kite out to the end of it once. Took hours to reel it back in though.

 

[TonyV]

Been to the park today with my lad with our new toy ...........a kite. There was a bit of wind but try as I might it would not fly!

Anyone with experience got any tips before it goes in the bin!

was it a stunt kite? - how many strings attached - no matter what it's cost if you got string, structure and covering you can make it fly

Tony

 

[imamartian]

I used to love making and flying kites when I were a nipper. Hours of fun we had making them out of garden canes, brown paper and string.
I once built a box kite out of some 1/4" square wood and some light nylon type material. My dad brought home a very large reel of thin nylon string with something like 30lbs breaking strain. There must have been at least a mile of string on it and we had the kite out to the end of it once. Took hours to reel it back in though.

i remember flying the old home made kites on long hot sunny days in the school holiday when i was a kid. I used to tie it to a fence, go home and get my dinner then come back.

 

[TonyV]

I used to love making and flying kites when I were a nipper. Hours of fun we had making them out of garden canes, brown paper and string.
I once built a box kite out of some 1/4" square wood and some light nylon type material. My dad brought home a very large reel of thin nylon string with something like 30lbs breaking strain. There must have been at least a mile of string on it and we had the kite out to the end of it once. Took hours to reel it back in though.

Used to that aswell - and some fishing providing gamekeeper had been paid - happy days

 

[Bahco]

quote]was it a stunt kite? - how many strings attached - no matter what it's cost if you got string, structure and covering you can make it fly[/quote]

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This looks very aerodynamic and should fly around the world twice!

Its about 3 feet wingspan if that helps.

 

[TonyV]

This looks very aerodynamic and should fly around the world twice!

Its about 3 feet wingspan if that helps.

Bacho - Morning

Ok - if assembled correctly - to launch wind off around 40 metres of line from each real (having attached them) - one of you hold them so they are taught both sides - flyer with back to wind and let go - should fly !!! then left or right pull to correct assent. have fun - will attach video in a while

Tony

 

[TonyV]

This is general idea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogYVGX9t3kY

Easy is'nt it. If it is initially not controllable you may need to add a tail made out off some 1 1/2" strips of polythene about 6 - 9 foot long (bin liner or similar)

Tony

ps well done for giving up coffin nails - seen the weeks rising

 

[LastMagicBean]

The bloke in the youtube clip is a complete menace.

He should be banned from the beach, ar*e kicked and his kite burned.
Complete disregard for anyone else around him.

Watch it again......... tell me i'm wrong.

 

[oompah]

You could well be right LastMagicBean.Do they not make the traditional (if there is such a thing) diamond shaped kites any more with just one string to concentrate on.