Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 09:21:34 -1000 From: Message-Id: <60450.spehr@mail.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de> Organization: Heinrich Heine Universitaet Duesseldorf Subject: Needed: plan for a parafoil! Hi netters, I'm planning to build a parafoil, but I have no plan. So I'm looking for a good plan for a parafoil. I'm not looking for a rectangular mattress, the kite should be a little bit smaller at the ends. Thanks Volker ,,, (o o) ---------------------------oOO--(_)--OOo--------------------------------- Volker Spehr e-mail: volker.spehr@uni-duesseldorf.de Institut fuer Biochemie Fax: 49-211-311-3085 Universitaet Duesseldorf Universitaetsstr. 1 40225 Duesseldorf = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sun, 26 Feb 1995 04:26:32 -1000 From: dickbell@netcom.com (Dick Bell) Message-Id: Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Subject: Re: Needed: plan for a parafoil! spehr@mail.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de wrote: : I'm planning to build a parafoil, but I have no plan. So I'm looking for a : good plan for a parafoil. I'm not looking for a rectangular mattress, the : kite should be a little bit smaller at the ends. Thanks Volker Try a book (written in German) called "Lenkdrachen" by Peter Rieleit and you will find a foil by the name of Banane. There are other foils in the book also.....like the super fly....and others The ISBN is 3-473-42286-X The complete title is.... Leistungsstarke Lenkdrachen zum Nachbauen by Peter Rieleit Hope this helps. One other book for a foil in your description is "Stunt Kites to Make and fly" by Servaas vander Horst and Nop Velthuizen (on the NET). There are several variations of foils in this book and the newer version. The ISBN for Stunt Kites is 90-6868-052-8 The ISBN for Stunt Kites II is 90-6868-085-4 The second edition also has plans to build a buggy and also the famous 19 Pirana foil. P.S. All three are good books to have. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dick Bell dickbell@netcom.com Dallas, Texas = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =