Aeronautics and astronautics – Kites – Accessories
Patent
1994-03-02
1995-05-23
Kashnikow, Andres
Aeronautics and astronautics
Kites
Accessories
244153R, 244155R, A63H 2708, B64C 3106
Patent
active
054173906
ABSTRACT:
A ram-air inflated kite has double contoured surfaces separated by dividers that form a series of air-catching cells between the surfaces. The contour of the surfaces produces lift in the kite similar to the airfoil of an airplane wing. The kite may be flown as a single airfoil or have other kite airfoils stacked one above the other for flight as a multiple in an attached stacked formation. Special X-bracing in lines between the stacked airfoils provide stability and the kite sections can be controllable by a bridle on the kite connected by control lines. For additional control and stabilization, the operator is provided with a body harness having attachments that can be connected directly to the kite control lines. For operator safety, the body harness is secured by a swivel tee anchored by two ground stakes.
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"Kite Lines", Stacking Heavy Numbers in the Windy City pp. 64-67 Summer 1986.
Kashnikow Andres
Mojica Virna Lissi
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