Claire Puginier and Ailsa Petrie Week 10: Triangularity Kite

We decided to make a stunt kite because Ailsa used one at the beginning of the quarter in an attempt to learn how to use a kiteboarding kite which is similar. They move really fast and are especially fun to use in heavy winds. We were inspired by repeated triangles of different colors (shown above) as decoration for the kite which me made out of very thin tablecloth. Originally the kite had a long tail which created a square with a fade of colorful triangles. Once we arrived at the beach the kite seemed to be lagging and had trouble getting in the air so we cut the bottom of the kite to see if it flew better. Ultimately the kite was too heavy and the bridle was adjusted incorrectly so it turned down every time it caught wind. After the beach we tried many different tactics to get the kite to finally fly but the wind conditions were not great. If we were to do this project again we would have used the same materials and design but made a delta kite rather than stunt kite.