KAP images of Parramatta High School- The Kite (3)

Kite Aerial Photography
- Another Kite Used For These Photos -

Kites are difficult to photograph well. They look at their best only when they are a long way away. I'll post a better portrait than this one soon.

This kite is a "flowform" of the same pattern as the original , but scaled up to 30 square feet. It is sewn from "parachute nylon", which is a lovely soft material, but is sadly 2½ times heavier than the "usual" Ripstop nylon (sigh).
Consequently, it needs quite a breeze to fly well.

As I write (17/10/98) this kite does not feature the usual "Jet-flow" holes on the upper and lower faces. I had hoped that the omission of these vents would enable better performance in light winds, but instead it means that I need to fly it with a drogue (visible in the photo), thereby cancelling any advantage.
Soon I will install the Jet-flow vents and hope that this stabilises the kite.

It sure does pull, however! It lifted the 1½kg or so of radio camera gear easily!

Postscript - late October. I cut the vent holes and they made no appreciable difference. This kite still ducks and weaves, then crashes, without its drogue. Therefore it will always fly with a tail!

Here is another shot of the 30 ft flowform, with the vent holes. This view shows the aerofoil shape of the cells a little more clearly.

This view shows the 30 sq ft flowform with the KAP camera rig attached to the line. This photo shows a novel way to bring the 30sq ft flowform down to earth.

The first photos taken under this kite are shown in KAP gallery #6
Return to 12 sq ft flowform page.
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	Here is another shot of the 30 ft flowform, with the vent holes.	This view shows the aerofoil shape of the cells a little more clearly.
	This view shows the 30 sq ft flowform with the KAP camera rig attached to the line.	This photo shows a novel way to bring the 30sq ft flowform down to earth.