Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 10:01:15 -1000 From: hojo@pipeline.com (Howard Ashley) Message-Id: <3045ib$mlm@pipe1.pipeline.com> Organization: Lurkers Anonymous Subject: Edomania Greetings, I am a newcomer to this group who has been lurking quietly in the low bushes just behind those dunes watching the action on the beach. I don't see any Edo kites up today, but I thought I would ask if any of you have built or know of sources for large Edo kites. I have seen pictures of truly gigantic ones flown by groups of people but I mean something that could be managed by a single flyer. Would an 8' or 12' kite be too big? Hope one of you can help. Howard Ashley hojo@pipeline.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 09:35:03 -1000 From: kyteman@aol.com (Kyteman) Message-Id: <30h9t7$md4@search01.news.aol.com> Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Subject: Re: Edomania In article <3045ib$mlm@pipe1.pipeline.com>, hojo@pipeline.com (Howard Ashley) writes: << I thought I would ask if any of you have built or know of sources for large Edo kites. >> In the early 80s, KiteLines Magazine published a plan for a "Bedsheet Odako." I built one, and it flew great once I bridled it right--with the help of the author, Pete Ianuzzi. A king-size sheet is plenty for one person to handle; you might sew several together if you want a BEEEG one. I'm sure Valerie would be happy to advise you, and/or to send you a copy of the plan. Call her at (410) 922-1212. brooks leffler kyteman@aol.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 14:34:51 -1000 From: mark@murder.demon.co.uk (Mark de Roussier) Message-Id: <775294491snx@murder.demon.co.uk> Organization: damage Subject: Re: Edomania In article <3045ib$mlm@pipe1.pipeline.com> hojo@pipeline.com (Howard Ashley) writes: > Greetings, > I am a newcomer to this group who has been lurking > quietly in the low bushes just behind those dunes watching the > action on the beach. I don't see any Edo kites up today, but I > thought I would ask if any of you have built or know of sources > for large Edo kites. I have seen pictures of truly gigantic > ones flown by groups of people but I mean something that could > be managed by a single flyer. Would an 8' or 12' kite be too > big? Hope one of you can help. > The Dutch. To explain... I was at the Washington ( England ! ) International recently, and was ( willingly ! ) co-opted into flying one of the kites that comprises the newly formed Sky Gallery. This consists of a set of Edo's painted by artists from the North of England, with technical assistance on the kite construction side provided by a couple of Dutch guys. This idea stems from the original ( AFAIK ) Sky Gallery, also using Edo's, which is an entirely Dutch affair. The kites were in the size range you mention, and were definately not too big for one person to fly ( although the breeze was quite light ). The actual process of flying one was strange. We were flying them on the bridles alone ( maybe this is normal ? ), since we wanted to keep them low enough for the artwork to be visible to the audience, but the bridle was pretty long - about 4 or 5 times the height of the kite, at a guess. The lines were brought out to a pair of handles, one attached to the 'top' lines, one to the 'bottom' set. The lines all passed through individual holes in a piece of perspex, about 10cm by 7cm - I'm not sure that this does anything useful apart from reducing tangles ( pretty useful ! ). Of course, the basic control you have with this arrangement is simply vertical - you can, given sufficient wind/skill, hover the kite at a given altitude. This was a novel experience, since it is unlike any other kite I have flown. Of course, you can do it with any four - line stunter, but these babys are *big* !:). Having said all this, I don't know of a source for detailed plans, but I'd have thought persons hailing from the Netherlands might be able to assist... -- Mark de Roussier ************************************ A nice man is a man of nasty ideas. Jonathon Swift. ************************************ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 09:42:36 -1000 From: harris@bhc.com (Bob Harris) Message-Id: Organization: North Bay Network's news posting service - not responsible for content Subject: Re: Edomania Ty Billings of High as a Kite (415) 669 1830 is launching a new line of tie dye Edo kites that are reasonable for a single person to fly. About 3 feet tall but great colors. I flew a test model about two weeks ago and it was the most exciting kite I have flown in a long time. Flew with all the control of a dual line (well almost). He is away this week at the Summer Boogie Thang, and will be at the Berkeley kite festival this weekend. He'll also be up at Wash State festival next month. BTW he made a series of small edo kites for a children's day camp class my wife taught using recycled Fedex tyvek envelopes with surveyor's tape for the tails. The kids had a great time. He used small strips of fiberglass that looked like bamboo. Real fun Bob Harris 8:-) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 23:48:01 -1000 From: kiteman@crl.com (George Maurer) Message-Id: <31d7kh$sdr@crl3.crl.com> Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access (415) 705-6060 [login: guest] Subject: Re: Edomania I think that Ty has been making Rokkaku kites, not Edo's. His Tie Dye colors are great! And the Rokkaku's I've flown are good fighters. I look forward to seeing Ty and all the other left coasters this weekend. | George Maurer | kiteman@crl.com | | | 700 Cecelia Drive | kiteman@well.sf.ca.us | | | Glen Ellen, CA 95442 | 707-935-1212 | = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sun, 31 Jul 1994 12:37:29 -1000 From: allanc@syacus.acus.oz.au (Allan Charlton) Message-Id: Organization: Australian Centre for Unisys Software, ACUS Subject: Re: Edomania I agree with Mark. I met Janneke Groen and Jan and Wilma Fischer in Indonesia, and they have some wonderful Edos. Allan allanc@syacus.acus.oz.au = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Mon, 1 Aug 1994 14:05:17 -1000 From: harris@bhc.com (Bob Harris) Message-Id: Organization: North Bay Network's news posting service - not responsible for content Subject: Re: Edomania George Ty in fact had a few that we flew at Berkeley at the festival. Ty said they are not actually Edos but Yaszus. Anyway they are the 4 sided kind of Japanese kites and are real nice. Bob Harris 8:-) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 17:11:58 -1000 From: kiteman@crl.com (George Maurer) Message-Id: <31n1tu$g6i@crl3.crl.com> Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access (415) 705-6060 [login: guest] Subject: Re: Edomania Bob, I intended to post an appology before now, but it's not to late, so . . . Yes, I saw Ty's new, to me, Kaku Dakos (four sided kites) at berkeley, and yes they fly very well, are very good to look at and similar to Korean fighters in flight. Did You get to fly the stunter built by Dean Jordan with the Ty sail? Nice looking kite, and I know it flies good. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =