Lewis Hunt and Meghan Preiss : Week 10 Kite Design

Sketches

 Sketches

Sketches

Flying Kite With Dimensions

 

Thirty Seconds of Flight

 

Kite Redesign

                   For our kite we drew a lot of influence from stunt kites.  Stunt kites are unique compared to others because they have two lines instead of one.  This allows the person flying the kite to have control over the kite when it is in the sky.  This compares to kiteboarding kites in that sense, just on a smaller scale.
                   For the construction process we started with four 48" dowels and rubber tubing to connect them all together.  Following plans I had seen online I was able to adjust the sizes to get correct scale for my kite.  In order to fly the kite fly we had to install bridles, these are a group of three lines.  One connected to the nose intersection with the frame, one on the outside, and one on the trailing edge.  These all have to be certain lengths to ensure they are pulling the kite at the correct angle.
                  For the materials we chose to use wooden dowels, tablecloth, rubber tubing, and black duck tape.  We glued everything together with rubber cement to make  sure it was strong and durable.  We also used these materials because of the low cost they have so we were able to make the kite for under 15$.