25 Kites That Fly by Leslie L. Hunt

Author:Leslie L. Hunt
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780486156071
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2012-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

FIG. 61. SUGGESTION FOR A GROUP OF LETTERS TO BE PAPERED ON A FRAME AND FLOWN WITH A TAIL

The squares are 2 inches square and are made with light strings. Do not stretch the strings too tight. Dark blue or black mosquito netting is excellent for kites of this kind. Bridles are to be attached in the manner described under the Plane-Surface Kites (p. 11).

Of course, kites designed to make an appeal to the finer feelings of the spectators should be tried out carefully in private lest they dash down and spoil the effect they are supposed to make when flown in public.

Letters, if only a few are needed, may be made on the box principle. Figure 60 shows the plan for the letter A, but if the number of letters is considerable, they should be made flat, attached to a light frame and flown with a tail as in Figure 61.

The writer has made the twenty-five kites as varied in design as possible without using special tools or material. A number of styles have purposely been left out, such as birds, flies, centipedes, Mother Goose pictures, etc., since these may be planned and constructed with little trouble by anyone who can make a good box kite.

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