Kite Research Questions
Kite Links:
12. Plans, pictures, and general information: http://enterprise.sct.gu.edu.au/~anthony/kites/
13. Kite history, plans, and general information: http://www.total.net/~kite/index.html
Kite Links:
- Kite Museum: Stabilizing Principles of Flight (yes, it is incomplete): http://www.win.tue.nl/~pp/kites/fak/science/stabilizing.principles.html
- History and basic info on kites: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/kite1.html
- Kite history, designs, aerodynamics (see science section under teachers) from National Kite Month’s web site: http://www.NationalKiteMonth.org/
- Aerodynamic forces on a kite: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/kiteaero.html
- Bridal point geometry: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/kitebrid.html
- The Kite Zoo (plans and information on the number of lines and kite use): http://www.kites.org/zoo/
- How to fly different kites: http://www.gombergkites.com/how.html
- Kite terminology index: http://www.win.tue.nl/~pp/kites/terminology/kiteterm.html#aspectratio
- A very detailed and well written response to questions about aspect ratio: http://www.kites.tug.com/Building/msg00120.html
- Aeronautics in the context of airplanes and other flying things explained. Includes Bernoulli’s Principle: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/virtual/demo/main/maeronautics.html
12. Plans, pictures, and general information: http://enterprise.sct.gu.edu.au/~anthony/kites/
13. Kite history, plans, and general information: http://www.total.net/~kite/index.html