Date: Wed, 1 Jun 1994 21:51:04 -1000 From: rolf.oestergaard@thranethrane.dk400.dk (Rolf V. ?stergaard, RO) Message-Id: <000057DC. MAI*_G=rolf_S=oestergaard_PRMD=thranethrane_ADMD=dk400_C=dk_@MHS> Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Subject: Plan for a kite-brake? Kiters, I see some teamflyers using a brake on their kites, when the wind is too high for their large kites. The breake is a "net" hanging between the lines just below the kite. I am interessted in building a breake for one of my kites, to reduce the speed and pull in high winds. Are there any plans for this on the net? Maybe I just need to know a size/material combination, that works well for a certain type of kite, and I can figure out the rest for my own kite... See You at FAN0, Rolf V. Oestergaard -------------- Copenhagen, Denmark \ /\ / -------------- \/ email: \ /\ / rolf.oestergaard@thranethrane.dk400.dk \/ \/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 2 Jun 1994 10:12:13 -1000 From: sasaki@das.harvard.edu (Marty Sasaki) Message-Id: Organization: Harvard University OIT/NSD Subject: Re: Plan for a kite-brake? In article <000057DC.MAI*_G=rolf_S=oestergaard_PRMD=thranethrane_ADMD=dk400_C=dk_@MHS>, rolf.oestergaard@thranethrane.dk400.dk (Rolf V. ?stergaard, RO) writes: >I see some teamflyers using a brake on their kites, when the wind is too >high for their large kites. The breake is a "net" hanging between the lines >just below the kite. > >I am interessted in building a breake for one of my kites, to reduce the >speed and pull in high winds. Are there any plans for this on the net? >Maybe I just need to know a size/material combination, that works well for >a certain type of kite, and I can figure out the rest for my own kite... A trade name for these things is "Wind Tamer". They are made from fiberglass window screening and are attached between the flying lines and the bridles of two line stunt kites. The 'Tamer should be a few inches longer than the distance between the bridle points of a kite. The width is variable and allows "tuning" to compensate for various wind conditions. If the wind is high, use a wider 'Tamer. In lower wind, you can use a narrower 'Tamer. Some teams have sets of 'Tamers in widths from 2 to 12 inches. -- Marty Sasaki Harvard University Sasaki Kite Fabrications sasaki@noc.harvard.edu Network Services Division 26 Green Street 617-496-4320 10 Ware Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Cambridge, MA 02138-4002 phone/fax: 617-522-8546 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 2 Jun 1994 20:47:25 -1000 From: salanne@convex.csc.FI (Simo Salanne) Message-Id: <2smjlt$7ae@pobox.csc.fi> Organization: Centre for Scintific Computing Subject: Re: Plan for a kite-brake? In <000057DC.MAI*_G=rolf_S=oestergaard_PRMD=thranethrane_ADMD=dk400_C=dk_@MHS> rolf.oestergaard@thranethrane.dk400.dk (Rolf V. ?stergaard, RO) writes: >I am interessted in building a breake for one of my kites, to reduce the >speed and pull in high winds. Are there any plans for this on the net? >Maybe I just need to know a size/material combination, that works well for >a certain type of kite, and I can figure out the rest for my own kite... >See You at FAN0, If Fano winds are like last year, I believe I need to use a brake, come, have a look at my home made brake, on Fano... Smooth Fano WInds Simo -- Simo.Salanne@csc.fi STACK Finland = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 3 Jun 1994 21:11:03 -1000 From: rolf.oestergaard@thranethrane.dk400.dk (Rolf V. ?stergaard, RO) Message-Id: <00005939. MAI*_G=rolf_S=oestergaard_PRMD=thranethrane_ADMD=dk400_C=dk_@MHS> Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Subject: Re: Plan for a kite-brake? Simo, > If Fano winds are like last year, I believe I need to use a brake, > come, have a look at my home made brake, on Fano... Can You read my mind? Usually I follow a simple rule: Wind > 10 m/s ===> Lets go Windsurf Wind < 10 m/s ===> Lets go fly som kites But I do not bring my windsurf gear (apart from my ?windsurf-trapeze?) to FAN0, so Yes I might very well need a breake/wind-tamer. I got a very nice plan per direct e-mail, and a suggestion to look in one of the last issues of Kite Builders International. We havent seen much summer here yet, but You never know when its here before its over... But lots of wind,.... See You on FAN0, Rolf V. Oestergaard -------------- Copenhagen, Denmark \ /\ / -------------- \/ email: \ /\ / rolf.oestergaard@thranethrane.dk400.dk \/ \/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =