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Rainer Hoffman - Bow Kite Part III


Got a chance to work on my Bow Kite today.

So I finished binding the discs, and the body panels. Then I added the dacron sleeve and all attachment points to the discs and sewed the whole thing together. It was a very busy day! :)

The last thing I did before I packed it in was added the long main leading edge framework. I used SkyShark P100s but may switch to P200 or P300 depending on the stiffness.

I have to get some long fiberglass rods for the curved discs.. time to put in an order at Kitebuilder.com I guess :)

Here is a photo of the progress I made today.

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4 Responses to “Rainer Hoffman - Bow Kite Part III”

  1. Val Says:
    April 3rd, 2006 at 7:53 am

    Wowzers, Bill, wowzers!!
    Can’t wait to see this one fly :)

  2. murray Says:
    April 9th, 2006 at 5:03 pm

    What a fascinating project. Can’t wait to hear how it flies. It strikes me as a cross between a C-quad and a Rev.

  3. murray Says:
    April 9th, 2006 at 5:06 pm

    oh… just went and looked at the photos of one flying and realised its a single line kite so nothing like the rev or c-quad ;) Still looks pretty cool though.

  4. Clara Says:
    May 3rd, 2006 at 10:27 pm

    Nice to see kids with constructive hobbies - keeps them out of trouble

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