From:	Dean Chesterman <drcacalc@oanet.com>
Subject: Tri-D Stability?
Date:	Mon, 10 Jun 1996 16:57:21 -1000
Organization: Central News Services
Message-ID: <4pinai$8fj@hermes.oanet.com>

Hello all

I just prototyped a Tri-D Box in Drawing Mylar and 1/4 Inch dowels. I used a 16 inch square 
and tape to put it together. On the first try it ripped off about seventeen spins and buryed 
itself in the ground. Talk about unstable!  It is balanced side to side and fore and aft. The 
cells are tight. I put on my only (15foot) tail and that only made it as stable as my fighter 
kite. 

So the question is what did I miss and if this is normal what kind of tail do others use to 
stablize this thing?

I don't want to do it in ripstop until I can get the mylar beast to fly. Any Ideas???

Dean Chesterman

drcacalc@oanet.com

You can never tell which way the wind will blow,
You can always pick a kite that will fly in it.



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