Date: Sun, 16 Apr 1995 14:35:47 -1000 From: bwhite Message-Id: <3msd53$h69@chardonnay.niagara.com> Organization: Internet Connect Niagara Subject: Best Kite to Anchor a Train??? I have started construction of a train of Conover Eddy kites in a variety of colours. To date I have ten of them in the series. They tooke their maiden flight on April 15 at the Niagara Windriders fun fly in support of the Pumphouse Art Gallery in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. I used a sled as the interim anchor and it seemed to work quite well on the ten kites in the train thus far. I hope to extend the train to 30 kites and am wondering which type of kite would be best to anchor the train and prevent too much oscillation in the sky. Saturday's winds were a brisk 15+ mph and there was slight oscillation in the line (I expected this). I don't know what to expect with more kites and would appreciate suggestions for the "sky anchor" end of the kite. Also: -how far above the lead kite should the anchor be placed??? I have it currently set at 30 feet and the kites are 5 feet apart (that part seems to work well at present). = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 10:19:27 -1000 From: Adrian Pierorazio Message-Id: Organization: Queen's University, Kingston Subject: Re: Best Kite to Anchor a Train??? On 17 Apr 1995, bwhite wrote: > I used a sled as the interim anchor and it seemed to work quite > well on the ten kites in the train thus far. I hope to extend > the train to 30 kites and am wondering which type of kite would > be best to anchor the train and prevent too much oscillation in > the sky. The Dutch team at Verdun last year were flying *large* trains of kites (>100) and they used a mylar sled as the 'anchor' for all their trains so maybe this is the 'best' anchor. Gazing Skyward Adrian = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 04:53:19 -1000 From: sasaki@netopd.harvard.edu (Marty Sasaki) Message-Id: <3n5sgv$1d5@netope.harvard.edu> Organization: Harvard OIT Network Services Subject: Re: Best Kite to Anchor a Train??? In article , Adrian Pierorazio writes: |>On 17 Apr 1995, bwhite wrote: |>> I used a sled as the interim anchor and it seemed to work quite |>> well on the ten kites in the train thus far.|> |>The Dutch team at Verdun last year were flying *large* trains of kites |>(>100) and they used a mylar sled as the 'anchor' for all their trains so |>maybe this is the 'best' anchor. Make your sled out of transparent or blue/gray material so that it disappears in the sky. Then only those who have seen you launch or retrieve the stack will know that you have an anchor kite. You can also have the anchor kite be the same as the other kites in the train, but with a longer line attached. -- Marty Sasaki Harvard University Sasaki Kite Fabrications sasaki@noc.harvard.edu Network Services Division 90 Melrose Street 617-496-4320 10 Ware Street Arlington, MA 02174 Cambridge, MA 02138-4002 phone/fax: 617-646-1925 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =