Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 02:35:17 -1000 From: Pierre Audette Message-Id: <40q4a5$bpp@crchh327.rich.bnr.ca> Organization: Bell Northern Research Subject: WINDSPEED FOR FLOWFORM? What's the minimum (and max?) windspeed to get an 8' flowform into the wild blue yonder? Also, I'm building one from a partial plan, and would like to know if the trailing edge on the external cells are closed or open. If open, by how much? Thanks. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 20:31:09 -1000 From: andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) Message-Id: Organization: /usr/lib/news/organisation Subject: Re: WINDSPEED FOR FLOWFORM? Pierre Audette writes: >What's the minimum (and max?) windspeed to get an 8' flowform into the wild >blue yonder? My *beautiful* yellow, Carrington Rolands FF is fun to fly indoors. I ran out of wind this weekend, but I could see smoke rising vertically... Andrew -- New to rec.kites? START HERE! | To: www@kfs.org send an email message like this->| Subject: service Skydiving is safe. Bungee is safe| http://www.kfs.org/kites/welcome/index.html Russian roulette is a calculated risk. Kite jumping is for morons = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =