From: pdjnjvt@knoware.nl (Peter de Jong) Subject: Re: Beafort vs. MPH (was Speed-record (again)) Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 04:36:35 -1000 Organization: Knoware Internet Message-ID: <316e6a6f.1285959@news.knoware.nl> On Thu, 11 Apr 1996 22:47:07 -0800, daveculp@bdt.com (Dave Culp) wrote: >That's *fast!* Fastest I ever heard was 126 mph, with a custom built flexi >knock-off. BTW how did you measure your's speed? Also, for us ignorant >Americans, how fast a windspeed is 4-5 Bft? Thanks! >From the back of my skywatch: Beaufort mph 1 1-3 2 4-7 3 8-12 4 13-18 5 19-24 6 25-31 7 32-38 8 39-46 9 47-55 10 56-64 11 65-74 12 >74 Regards, Peter Greetings from Holland Peter de Jong A&F Custom Kites Werkhoven NL * 900f the time the opposite of GOOD is not BAD but WELL INTENDED * = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =