Bridle and control device for flexible kite

Details Bridle and control device for flexible kite Bridle and control device for flexible kite

1989-11-30

1991-03-19

Barefoot, Galen

Aeronautics and astronautics

Kites

Accessories

B64C 3106

Patent

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050004034

ABSTRACT:
The invention is a control device for a flexible kite. A flexible kite, is a kite in which the lifting surfaces are free to orient themselves, with respect to each other, in response to the wind. The invention consists of mechanisms which allow the operator to actively control the orientations of the kite's lifting surfaces, with respect to each other, for the purposes of maintaining equilibrium during flight, accommodating various wind conditions, and performing various airborne maneuvers.

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patent: 3421722 (1969-01-01), May et al.
patent: 4457478 (1984-07-01), Christoffel, Jr. et al.
Kites, David Pelham, p. 135, 1976.COPYRGT..

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