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kitecraft and kite tournaments
well made kite will last a long time if it has good care. This particular construction is for large kites and they are not often made to fold, altho it is possible to make them so. Out of the box-kite has grown the aeroplane. Some good sizes for kites are:
Six-foot kite:—6′ long, 6′ wide, 3′ deep, 1′9″ width of cell, 58″×58″ corner-pieces, 2′6″ between cells, 58″×58″ spines.
Nine-foot kite:—9′ long, 9′ wide, 4′ deep, 2′6″ width of cell, 34″×34″ corner-pieces, 4′ between cells, 1″×1″ spines.
Twelve-foot kite:—12′ long, 12′ wide, 6′ deep, 3′6″ width of cell, 78″×78″ corner pieces, 5′ between cells, 114″× 114″ spines.
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Fig. 68.
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Fig. 67.
The two kites just described may be modified in a number of ways as follows:—Two square kites side by side will give Fig. 69, and three side by side Fig. 70; these might be increased in both directions until a
