The Midlands Kite Fliers holds a complete set of editions of
the newsletter. The following table lists a summary of the content:
| Accession number |
Date |
Article title |
Author |
Synopsis |
Key words |
| 0001 |
April 1979 |
Various |
Souten, Bill |
General articles on fly-ins etc |
|
| 0002 |
June 1979 |
Various |
Souten, Bill |
General articles on fly-ins etc and letter
from CAA, article on 'cloud' flown in desert and Wrights kite |
Wright |
| 0002 |
June 1979 |
Various |
Souten, Bill |
Kite, folded paper |
Plan |
| 0003 |
July 1979 |
Various |
Souten, Bill |
Kiting events |
|
| 0004 |
September 1979 |
Various |
Souten, Bill |
Article on tethered generators, copy of
ad for 'The Klondyke Nugget' (SF Cody) |
High altitude, generator, Cody |
| 0004 |
September 1979 |
Project KARA 1980 |
Whitehouse, Jim |
Article launching the plan to break world
altitude record for kites |
KARA,history,record |
| 0004 |
September 1979 |
Boomerangs |
Jordan, John |
Description of boomerangs and throwing including
bibliography |
Boomerang |
| 0005 |
December 1979 |
Kites |
Earl, J Carmichael |
Reproduction from Popular Flying 1935 with
brief history of kite flying |
History |
| 0005 |
December 1979 |
When the balloon went up |
|
Article describing breach of the Air Navigation
Order for displaying advertising |
History,law |
| 0005 |
December 1979 |
More about boomerangs |
Jordan, John |
Article on construction of boomerangs, throwing
etc |
Boomerang |
| 0005 |
December 1979 |
MKF our first year |
Souten, Rena |
MKFs first year with references to boomerangs,
KARA, events etc |
History |
| 0005 |
December 1979 |
Various |
|
Newpaper clippings on the KARA altitude
record attempt an article on KARA |
KARA, history,record |
| 0006 |
March 1980 |
Various |
|
Newpaper clippings on the KARA altitude
record attempt an article on KARA |
KARA, history,record |
| 0006 |
March 1980 |
The sled kite |
Seddon, Peter |
Sled kites, types, construction, materials |
Plan, sled |
| 0006 |
March 1980 |
The Eddy Malay tailless kite |
from Scientific American |
Article reprint on history and background
to Eddys work from September 15, 1894 edition |
History,Eddy |
| 0006 |
March 1980 |
The aerial thermograph |
from Scientific American |
Article reprint on instrument sent up on
Eddy's kites |
History,Eddy |
| 0006 |
March 1980 |
Hooks |
Hanson, Mick |
Boomerangs, plans, construction |
Boomerang |
| 0006 |
March 1980 |
Project KARA 1980 |
Whitehouse, Jim |
Further reports on project KARA |
KARA, history,record |
| 0007 |
June 1980 |
Project KARA |
Whitehouse, Jim |
Close out report on KARA including accounts
and description of failed attempt |
KARA, history,record |
| 0007 |
June 1980 |
A Weather Bureau kite |
Marvin, Prof C F |
Reprint from Scientific American of July
4 1896 describing construction and operation of Potter diamond
cell kite |
History, Potter, diamond-cell |
| 0007 |
June 1980 |
Boomerang notes 4 |
Jordan, John |
General notes on organisation for boomerang
fans in UK |
History, boomerang |
| 0007 |
June 1980 |
Small kites |
Turner, Gordan |
Construction of miniature kites |
Plan |
| 0008 |
September 1980 |
Aerial photography |
Wakefield, Ken |
Kites, cameras and methods for aerial photography |
KAP, photography |
| 0008 |
September 1980 |
An epistle |
Martin, Alan |
Review of the state of kiteflying in 1980 |
History |
| 0008 |
September 1980 |
Soft kites |
Seddon, Peter |
General discussion on types of soft kites,
including construction notes and sketches of the types |
Plan, sled, parawing, parafoil |
| 0008 |
September 1980 |
Recent experiments in scientific kite flying |
|
Reprint from Scientific American of March
14 1896 on th Hargave kite and Lamson kite |
History, Lamson, Hargrave |
| 0009 |
December 1980 |
Autogyro kites |
Eccleston, Don |
Description and plan for autogyro kite |
Plan, autogyro |
| 0009 |
December 1980 |
Kite flying - the old fashioned way |
Seddon, Peter |
Brief history of high altitude kite flying
in US for experimentation |
History, high altitude |
| 0009 |
December 1980 |
Improving a deep sky reel |
Wakefield, Ken |
Description and plans for deep sky type
kite reel |
Plan, reel |
| 0009 |
December 1980 |
More on aerial photography |
Reedman, Keith |
Kite photography including release, methods
etc |
KAP, photography |
| 0009 |
December 1980 |
Kite photography |
|
Reprint from Scientific American November
7 1891 on methods for kite photography inlcuding kites, cameras,
reels, suspension etc |
KAP, history, photography |
| 0009 |
December 1980 |
A folding Malay kite |
|
Text and plan copied from Scientific American
January 23 1897 on construction of a Malay kite |
History, Malay, plan |
| 0010 |
March 1981 |
Kite flying and the weather |
Seddon, Peter |
US weather bureau for the best kite flying
weather |
Weather |
| 0010 |
March 1981 |
Kite sails - the key to the cargo ships
future |
|
Kites flown from cargo ships to give auxiliary
power. Proposal made in London by Prof Glen Schaefer |
History |
| 0010 |
March 1981 |
Traction by kites |
The Engineer |
The power of wind for travelling on land.
Tried by Pocock in June 1828 |
History, Pocock |
| 0010 |
March 1981 |
Paul Garber Target kite imitates plane's
flight |
|
Extracted from Popular Science May 1945.
Kites for machine gunners to rip apart |
History, Garber |
| 0010 |
March 1981 |
Early experiments |
Tiberius Cavello |
To observe electricity of the atmosphere
with an electrical kite. One that could be used in a thunderstorm.
A complete treatise of electricity 1777 |
History, electricity |
| 0010 |
March 1981 |
Wind power rules OK |
Eccleston, Don |
Proposing the first British big wind power
generator |
History, electricity |
| 0010 |
March 1981 |
Cody the illiterate genius |
JB |
Describes Cody's skill at mechanical invention |
History, Cody |
| 0011 |
June 1981 |
Ed Grauel's Bullet kite |
|
Basically the bullet is a sled. Plan of
the bullet kite |
Plan, Bullet kite |
| 0011 |
June 1981 |
Cody the naval trials 1908 |
Walker, Percy B |
Experiment with a Cody kite |
History, Cody |
| 0011 |
June 1981 |
Autogyro kites |
|
Plan of autogyro kite |
Plan, autogyro |
| 0011 |
June 1981 |
A Weather Bureau kite how it is constructed |
Henry, Alfred J |
From Scientific American supplement Dec
31st 1910. Plans and forms of construction for high wind,
moderate wind and light wind kites. |
History, Bureau kite |
| 0011 |
June 1981 |
Chinese Kites |
|
Scientific American March 24th 1888. Construction
of Chinese kites |
History, Chinese kites |
| 0011 |
June 1981 |
A Flyer for the masses |
|
Part parafoil part gocart, is this the future
model? |
Parafoil |
| 0011 |
June 1981 |
Make a proposal |
Seddon, Peter |
Programme of experiments to increase knowledge |
KARA,history,record |
| 0012 |
September 1981 |
Recent experiments in scientific kite flying |
|
Scientific American March 14 1896 reprint
of building Malays and Hargraves |
Experiments |
| 0012 |
September 1981 |
Roman Candle |
Barker, John |
The first Roman Candle. The newsletter of
the Bearly Made It Skydive Squad together with plan of parachute |
Plan, parachute, bear |
| 0012 |
September 1981 |
Parascending - modern answer to man-lifting |
Eccleston, Don |
Describes Eccleston's experiences trying
parascending |
Parascending, man-lifting |
| 0012 |
September 1981 |
Lamson's multi-plane folding kite |
|
Plan of Charles H Lamson's multiplane folding
kite |
Plan, Lamson |
| 0012 |
September 1981 |
Delta (pilch) |
Mark |
Plan for a delta variant by Pilch of Nottingham |
Plan, delta |
| 0013 |
October 1988 |
Le Solo |
Loosdregt, Henri |
Plan for Le Solo, 1.76m windspan delta conyne
variant |
Plan, Le Solo |
| 0013 |
October 1988 |
Mini Cody |
Weterings |
Plan for mini Cody and mini facet kites |
Plan, Cody, facet |
| 0014 |
January 1989 |
Mini Cody |
Weterings |
Plan for mini Cody and mini facet kites
with english translation |
Plan, Cody, facet |
| 0015 |
April 1989 |
Papir Sarkana |
Istvan, Bodoczky |
Extract on flat kite design, Fureszsarkany |
Plan, Fureszsarkany |
| 0016 |
July 1989 |
Kite firm flies high |
Leach, Andrew |
Reprint from the Birmingham Post 29th June
1989 on Malvern Kites |
Malvern |
| 0016 |
July 1989 |
Newspaper reprints |
|
Articles from Express and Star 5th June
1989 and Daily News 1st June 1989 on Longbridge Kite Festival |
Longbridge |
| 0017 |
January 1990 |
Take flight on a soaring kite |
Green, William |
Reprint of article from the Sunday Times
12th November 1989 discussing growing popularity of kite flying
and new kite types |
|
| 0017 |
January 1990 |
Design your own drogue |
Lawrence, Eric |
Description and plan of drogue design |
Plan, drogue |
| 0017 |
January 1990 |
Stress goes with the wind |
|
Reprint from Today 10th July 1989 on high
profile celebrity kitefliers |
Celebrity |
| 0017 |
January 1990 |
High flyers big day |
Hillcox, Peter |
Reprint from the News October 1988 of the
Sutton Park diary covering MKF OSOW |
OSOW |
| 0018 |
April 1990 |
The sky is the limit |
|
Reprint from Solihull News 9th February
1990 on Mark Sandoz and his new code kite design |
Sandoz, Codes |
| 0018 |
April 1990 |
Flying visit |
|
Reprint from Telegraph 14th April 1990 picture
of Margaret Thatcher and George Bush Snr with Bermudan stick
kites |
Bermuda stick |
| 0018 |
April 1990 |
Le Chickichong |
|
Kite plan from Le Lucane January 1990 for
a small paper kite |
Plan, folded paper |
| 0018 |
April 1990 |
Make a kite |
|
Sunday Times magazine 31st July 1988 plan
for a diamond kite |
Plan, diamond |
| 0018 |
April 1990 |
Kite record bid grounded |
Smith, Sue |
Newspaper reprints on Reg Jones, banned
attempt at a world altitude record over the Clent Hills |
Record |
| 0018 |
April 1990 |
Lets go fly a kite |
Sachs, Susan |
Reprint from Readers Digest August 1989
describing Dieppe Kite Festival |
Dieppe |
| 0018 |
April 1990 |
Flying Dutchman |
|
Reprint from Radio communication October
1989 describing lifting techniques for HF Antennas using multiple
kites achieved in Holland |
Radio, record |
| 0018 |
April 1990 |
Parasled |
Harm |
Reprint of plans for a parasled type |
Plan, parasled |
| 0019 |
June 1990 |
Duos hobby for high fliers |
|
Newspaper reprints on Alcester kite club
members and Northampton kite event |
|
| 0020 |
July 1990 |
The magical creature that dances….. |
Davies, Tom |
Reprint from Observer 6th May 1990 on Steve
Brockett flying in Manchester |
Brockett |
| 0021 |
September 1990 |
On a string and a prayer |
Cohen, Amon |
Reprint from the Independent 9th October
1990 of general kite flying interest including OSOW |
OSOW |
| 0022 |
January 1991 |
High as a kite |
Naylor, Brian |
Reprint from Whats On magazine August 1990
including plans for a basic sled kite and general discussion
on kite history |
Plan,sled |
| 0023 |
December 1995 |
The Crescent |
Larson, John |
Plan of a twin line stunt kite - claim that
it will rotate about its own centre like a segment of a disk |
Plan,Crescent |
| 0023 |
December 1995 |
Flying a kite within the law |
White, Julie |
New CAA rules relating to flying kites |
CAA, law |
| 0023 |
December 1995 |
Have you weighed your kite recently |
Hughes, David |
Discussion on the air navigation order |
ANO, law |
| 0024 |
March 1996 |
Project KARA attempt 1980 |
White, Julie |
Recollections and critic on the Project
KARA, kite altitude record attempt 1980 |
KARA, record,history |
| 0024 |
March 1996 |
Happy Hex |
Slater, Tony |
Plan of a hex kite - Shropshire Kite Group
1995 |
Pan, hex |
| 0024 |
March 1996 |
Kite fishing |
Murray, John |
Different form of kite fishing involving
a line climber to lift the baited hooks into deeper water |
Fishing |
| 0025 |
September 1996 |
The mini rokaku |
|
Description of small mylar rokaku |
Plan, rokaku |
| 0025 |
September 1996 |
Kite review - AzizA |
|
Review of the AzizA kite |
Review, AzizA |
| 0025 |
September 1996 |
Tako Kichi |
Eason, Mike |
Reprint from newsletter of SCI-FI Group
from the USA describing use of acrylics on Tyvek |
Technology,tyvek, paint,materials |
| 0025 |
September 1996 |
Advice and information |
|
Questions and answers on a range of kite
related issues |
Transport, Tyvek materials, linestrength,Peter
Powell, STACK |
| 0025 |
September 1996 |
Never work with … |
Poxon, Alan |
Alan describes working good morning for
the BBC on a kite related item |
BBC, TV |
| 0025 |
September 1996 |
Do you wear an anorak? |
Kuhn, Derek |
Derek describes doing a radio interview
for BBC West Midlands |
BBC, Radio |
| 0027 |
March 1997 |
Sue Poxon - Obituary |
Binney, Graham |
Obituary for Sue Poxon |
Poxon |
| 0027 |
March 1997 |
Date of Protection Act |
|
What the data protection act means to MKF |
Data protection |
| 0027 |
March 1997 |
The Shropshire Rok |
Slater, Tony |
Plan for a mylar small rok |
Plan, rokaku |
| 0027 |
March 1997 |
Never fly your kite in a thunderstom |
Simons, Paul |
Discussion about the impact of thunderstorms
on kite flying with some examples of lightning strikes |
Weather, thunderstorm and safety |
| 0027 |
March 1997 |
My kite design rules |
Larson, John |
Discussion on aerodynamics relating to kites
including diagrams |
Aerodynamics |
| 0027 |
March 1997 |
Jam Session |
Wardley, Andy and Rogers, Bill |
The reviews HQ kites Jam Session |
Review, Jam Session |
| 0027 |
March 1997 |
Tissutex - A new kitemaking material |
Waddington, Pete |
Review of material suitable for miniature
kite making |
Technique, materials, Tissutex |
| 0028 |
October 1997 |
Kite Plans - Strike Fighter |
Billings, Steve |
Plan for a fighter kite |
Plan, fighter kite |
| 0028 |
October 1997 |
The Enigma Box |
Womack, Phil |
Plan and construction details for the Enigma
winged box kite |
Plan, Enigma |
| 0028 |
October 1997 |
Transition Tails |
Tucker, Stretch |
Method for constructing graphic tails first
designed by Scott Spencer |
Plan, tails |
| 0028 |
October 1997 |
Construction processes for building kites |
Tucker, Stretch |
Tucker describes his process from design
to bridling |
Technique, construction |
| 0028 |
October 1997 |
Advice and information |
|
Questions and answers on a range of kite
related issues |
Circoflex, kitebag, axel |
| 0028 |
October 1997 |
Cutting kites material |
Nelson, Mike |
Pattern making and cutting techniques for
modern kite materials |
Technique, materials |
| 0029 |
December 1997 |
Never say never |
Poxon, Alan |
Alan describes being invited to take part
in a TV production |
BBC, TV |
| 0029 |
December 1997 |
Goody |
Slater, Tony |
Plan and description for a Mylar fighter
kite |
Plan, fighter kite |
| 0029 |
December 1997 |
Kite recipe No 5 - Quad |
Dave |
Construction details for a four line kite |
Plan, quad kite |
| 0029 |
December 1997 |
Spooky fighter |
Broadhead, Fred |
Plan and construction details for a fighter/Malay
style kite |
Plan, fighter kite |
| 0029 |
December 1997 |
MKF logo construction |
|
Construction details for the MKF logo |
Plan, MKF logo |
| 0030 |
June 1998 |
Kite arch plan |
Murray, John |
Plan and construction details for an arch
of Mala style kites |
Plan, arch |
| 0030 |
June 1998 |
Try this homemade reel |
Mackie, Alan |
Construction details for a plastic kite
reel |
Plan, reel |
| 0030 |
June 1998 |
Wee-wun |
Slater, Tony |
Plan and consruction details for a Mylar
fighter kite |
Plan, fighter kite |
| 0030 |
June 1998 |
Grisehale |
Kjeldgaard, Ove |
Pigstail device for attaching line junk
to a line |
Plan, pigstail |
| 0030 |
June 1998 |
Study of box kites |
Grauel, Ed |
Reprint from Drachen Foundation of an article
discussing box kites proportions |
Box kite |
| 0031 |
September 1998 |
Making larger kites |
Longbottom, Karl |
Article describes materials and methods
for construction of kites over 50 sq metres |
Techique, construction, materials |
| 0031 |
September 1998 |
World kite endurance record attempt |
Campbell, Dorothy and Ken |
Team from Northern Kite Group including
MKF members Dorothy and Ken Campbell make an attempt on the
world kite endurance record |
Record |
| 0031 |
September 1998 |
Kite review Squadron Kites |
Slater, Tony |
Slater describes the range and construction
of squadron kit kites |
Review, Squadron Kites |
| 0031 |
September 1998 |
Tetrahedral kite plan |
Thyssen, Anthony |
Construction methods for a bell tetrahedral
kite in modern materials |
Plan, tetrahedral |
| 0031 |
September 1998 |
Advice and information |
|
Questions and answers on a range of kite
related issues. |
Sport kite basics, celebrity kite fliers,
downwind turbulance and spheres |
| 0032 |
December 1998 |
The wind garden |
Salmon, Dave |
Describes the original wind gardens and
MKF's plan to produce their own |
Wind garden |
| 0032 |
December 1998 |
Didier Ferment's Ceil Libre |
Salmon, Dave and Ferment, Didier |
Wazo three line kite, No 4-Brut four line
kite and Duo d'rc four line kite, construction details and
plans for these interesting kites |
Plan, construction, Wazo, 4-Brut and Duo
d'rc |
| 0032 |
December 1998 |
Rec. dot kites arch winds |
Sansom, Terry |
Kite arch wins 1st place. The large kite
arch included panels made by 38 different makers |
Kite arch |
| 0032 |
December 1998 |
Advice and information |
|
Questions and answers on a range of kite
related issues |
Clearing line raps, why fly |
| 0033 |
March 1999 |
Mi-delt |
Broadhead, Fred |
Variable towpoint keel delta, plan and construction
details |
Plan, Delta |
| 0033 |
March 1999 |
Friendship arch |
Salmon, Dave |
Plan and construction details for an arch
of small diamond kites |
Plan, arch |
| 0033 |
March 1999 |
Didier Ferment's Ceil Libre |
Ferment, Didier |
Bubulle 4. Plastic bag kite plan and the
'white and black' kite, winner of the 1998 Dieppe Kite Festival |
Plan, Bubulle 4, ' white and black' |
| 0033 |
March 1999 |
Advice and information |
|
Questions and answers on a range of kite
related issues |
Cleaning lines, joining spectra |
| 0033 |
March 1999 |
Parachute kite |
White, Jim |
Plan and construction details for an origami
kite |
Plan, Origami |
| 0033 |
March 1999 |
Kite review Buzzard |
Slater, Tony |
Slater reviews the single line Buzzard kite
by Merlin Kites |
Review, Buzzard |
| 0033 |
March 1999 |
Bombay fighters or fighter fever |
Bernie |
Bernie describes his involvement in fighter
kites |
Kite fighting |
| 0033 |
March 1999 |
Dorstone workshop weekend |
Longbottom, Karl and Sara |
The Longbottoms introduced the planned balls
prior to the workshop. Article includes plans |
Plan, ball |
| 0034 |
July 1999 |
Buzzmill |
Salmon, Dave |
Construction details for humming windmill |
Plan, windmill |
| 0034 |
July 1999 |
Club Hawian |
Salmon, Dave |
Plan and construction details for MKF branded
3 metre hawian |
Plan, Hawian |
| 0034 |
July 1999 |
Advice and information |
|
Questions and answers on a range of kite
related issues |
4 line handles, sewing seams, techniques |
| 0034 |
July 1999 |
Big is beautiful |
Poxon, Alan |
Poxon discusses the trend towards larger
kites |
Large kites |
| 0034 |
July 1999 |
A tall tale of a stake in the grass |
Poxon, Alan |
Poxon describes the stake in the grass ground
stake |
Ground stake |
| 0035 |
October 1999 |
The hedge kite |
Longbottom, Karl |
Plan and construction details for single
line tailed kite |
Plan, hedge kite |
| 0035 |
October 1999 |
Pentagon-duo |
Richardson, Linda |
Plan and construction details for kite formed
from two pentagons |
Plan, Pentagon-duo |
| 0035 |
October 1999 |
Press Release |
|
Brief article describing how Stormy Weathers
high altitude kite was recovered in Washington State in August
1999 having reached an altitude of 12,340 ft when its line
broke |
Records |
| 0035 |
October 1999 |
Advice and information |
|
Questions and answers on a range of kite
related issues |
Superglue, equalising lines |
| 0035 |
October 1999 |
Wind Garden |
Salmon, Dave and Poxon, Alan |
Salmon describes a wind rattle whilst Poxon
describes how to make bottle spinners |
Wind garden |
| 0036 |
January 2000 |
Reviews |
Webb, Steve Walt |
Review and commentary on the flying characteristics
of the Sea-quad |
Review, Sea-quad |
| 0037 |
June 2000 |
Projekt E2 |
Kurbjuhn, Hennes |
Description of a Europe wide project to
build a kite in limited colours and consisting of limited
fixed elements. The project was open to kite makers across
Europe to see how creative they could be within the rules. |
Projekt E2 |
| 0038 |
September 2000 |
Dumb things….. |
Cronin, Jim |
Cronin discusses the strange things people
will do and say when kites are around. |
Events |
| 0038 |
September 2000 |
The kite, or the fall of pride |
Newton, John |
Newton's poem about kite flying |
Newton, poem |
| 0039 |
December 2000 |
Stolen kites |
Salmon, Dave |
Salmon discusses a theft and some simple
precautions |
Kite theft, law |
| 0039 |
December 2000 |
Declining interest |
Harris, Martin |
Harris considers the case for declining
numbers at kite events |
Events |
| 0039 |
December 2000 |
Projekt E2 |
Vossen, Otto |
Update on the pan-European construction
project |
Projekt E2 |
| 0039 |
December 2000 |
The survey of Korean kites |
Sang-Su, Choe and Larson, John |
Translation and notes on a book published
in Seoul in October 1958 describing the background to Korean
kiteflying and construction of Korean kites |
Plan, Korean |
| 0040 |
March 2001 |
Kiteboarding |
Eaton, John |
Eaton reviews equipment and techniques for
kiteboarding |
Kiteboarding |
| 0040 |
March 2001 |
Setting up your sport kite |
|
Advice on setting up sport kite prior to
flight |
Techniques, sport kite |
| 0040 |
March 2001 |
2 line kite multi-flying |
Salmon, Dave |
Dave discusses techniques for flying multiple
precision kites drawing on the experience of Ray Bethell and
Ian Vesty |
Techniques, sport kite |
| 0041 |
July 2001 |
|
|
|
Events |
| 0042 |
November 2001 |
Flight School UK 2001 |
Harris, Martin |
Martin describes the Dodd Gross flight school
held at Shipley |
Events |
| 0042 |
November 2001 |
Fredform |
Broadhead, Fred |
Plan and construction details for a flowform |
Plan, flowform |
| 0043 |
December 2001 |
Fredform plan update |
Broadhead, Fred |
Corrections to eroneous measurements on
Fredform plan |
Plan, flowform |
| 0043 |
December 2001 |
OSOW - UK has a new home… |
Cronin, Jim |
Cronin gives details of the new hosting
arrangements for the OSOW web site in the UK |
OSOW |
| 0043 |
December 2001 |
Bridling an Indian fighter kite |
Turpin, Shirley and Dick |
The Turpins discuss bridling arrangements
for Indian fighting kites |
Techniques, bridling, fighter kite |
| 0043 |
December 2001 |
Team flying- beginning team basics |
Tanaka, Bert |
Using photographs from Sky Symphony this
article discusses in some detail getting started in team precision
flying |
Team flying, sport kite |
| 0044 |
March 2002 |
Tale of the dragon |
Huxtable, John |
Huxtable describes his development of a
large dragon kite and its early flights |
Plan, dragon |
| 0044 |
March 2002 |
How to snap, stall and axel |
Roe, Terry |
Roe describes execution of a number of precision
flying tricks |
Techniques,sport kite |
| 0044 |
March 2002 |
Mi Cornu |
Broadhead, Fred |
Plan and construction details for Broadhead's
version of the le Cornu |
Plan, le Cornu, My Cornu |
| 0045 |
Summer 2002 |
The secret kite |
Ellis, Deborah |
Short story about kite flying in Afghanistan |
Afghanistan, Taliban |
| 0045 |
Summer 2002 |
Mikes lights |
Sherwood, Mike |
Sherwood describes his system for lighting
sport kites |
Lights, sports kites |
| 0045 |
Summer 2002 |
Tipstands - coin toss,flick flacks and lazy
susans |
Roe, Terry |
Roe describes a number of tricks for 2 line
kites |
Techniques, sport kites, tricks |
| 0045 |
Summer 2002 |
Mi Spar |
Broadhead, Fred |
Broadhead gives plans and construction tips
for a replacement spar for flexifoil kites and similar uses |
Techniques, spars |
| 0045 |
Summer 2002 |
Rokaku flying and fighting |
Gomberg, David |
Extract from Gombergs book on techniques
for fighting kites |
Techniques, rokaku |
| 0046 |
Autumn 2002 |
A shiny example to newcomers |
Wright, Peter |
Wright describes his experiments with lights
on various types of kite |
Lights, techniques |
| 0046 |
Autumn 2002 |
Tributes to festivals founder |
|
Carol Lesley Lewis organised the Coventry
Kite Festival. Carol dies in January 2002 and this article
describes the memorial to her |
Lewis |
| 0046 |
Autumn 2002 |
Dynamize your bridle |
Carline, Roy |
Carline describes a dynamic bridling system |
Techniques, bridles |
| 0046 |
Autumn 2002 |
Spike |
Womack, Phil |
Construction details for a spiked ball |
Plans, ball |
| 0047 |
Winter 2002 |
Shanghai imposes kite ban |
|
Shanghai imposes kite ban |
China, ban |
| 0047 |
Winter 2002 |
Teenage daredevil out to rule the waves |
Manchesteronline.co.uk |
Article on Ross Milton who aims to achieve
kite surfing success |
Kite surf |
| 0047 |
Winter 2002 |
BBC trail, Look North |
Binney, Graham |
Filming for a BBC trail at Flamborough Head |
TV, Sky Symphony |
| 0047 |
Winter 2002 |
Afghanistan: artistry in the air |
Podelco, Grant |
Description of kite flying in Afghanistan
post Taliban |
Afghanistan, Taliban, kite fighting |
| 0047 |
Winter 2002 |
Spool to reel conversion kit |
|
Description of conversion kit by Mick Beasley
for a standard 8" plastic reel |
Reel |
| 0047 |
Winter 2002 |
Bubble blowing machine |
Bonati, Alberto |
Outline plan for a kite suspended bubble
blowing machine |
Plan, bubble |
| 0048 |
Spring 2003 |
Kite duals spark rioting in Gujarat |
Bedi, Rahul |
Extract from the Daily Telegraph on riots
at a kite flying contest in Gujarat state, India |
India, Gujarat, kite fighting |
| 0048 |
Spring 2003 |
16 years later - Eric flys again |
Swift, Jerry |
Description of fligh Eric the Jorvik Viking
Centre Serpent Kite at York after a break of 16 years |
Eric, serpent kite, Jorvik |
| 0048 |
Spring 2003 |
Tales from a first time sport kite builder |
Williams, John |
Williams discusses his approach to kite
building |
Techniques, construction |
| 0048 |
Spring 2003 |
Chain windsock |
Batchelor, Andrew |
Batchelor gives plan and description for
a windsock that forms a giant chain |
Plan, windsock |
| 0049 |
Summer 2003 |
Eric really did fly |
Shuker, Harry |
Shuker recalls the first flight of Eric
the Jorvic Viking Centre Serpent Kite in 1986 |
Eric, serpent kite, Jorvik |
| 0049 |
Summer 2003 |
Night flying can be dangerous |
Wright, Peter |
Wright discusses the perils of night flying |
Night flying |
| 0049 |
Summer 2003 |
Kite flyers facing murder charge |
|
Lahore, Punjab in Pakistan sees kite flyers
being charged with murder through use of sharp line |
Kite fighting, Pakistan, Lahore, law |
| 0049 |
Summer 2003 |
Making my first kite |
Landers, Ray |
Landers discusses making his first kite,
a Pearson's Roller |
Roller, techniques, construction |
| 0049 |
Summer 2003 |
MKF banner patterns |
Caton, Jon and Franchesca |
The Caton's describe supply of materials
for the MKF banner |
Banner, construction, materials |
| 0049 |
Summer 2003 |
Kite making for beginners |
Gilhooley, Jan |
Gilhooley makes a custom version of a Revolution |
Techniques, construction, Rev |
| 0049 |
Summer 2003 |
All wound up! |
Musk, Peter |
Musk gives details of a wooden reel constructed
to take a standard 6" plastic reel |
Reel |
| 0049 |
Summer 2003 |
Bertie Bassett |
Hodgson, Kevin |
Hodgson discusses his Bertie Bassett inflatable |
Inflatable, Bassett |
| 0049 |
Summer 2003 |
CBBC kite test |
|
Brief article on kites featured on the childrens
TV channel |
TV, children |
| 0049 |
Summer 2003 |
Aeropane kite |
Holt, David |
Holt gives plans and constructional details
for his fighter plane kite |
Plan, aeroplane, foil |
| 0050 |
Autumn 2003 |
New national body for UK kite fliers |
Swift, Jerry |
Swift invites thoughts on the creation of
a UK National Body for all kite fliers |
BKFA |
| 0050 |
Autumn 2003 |
Soft kite self launch |
Jenkins, John |
Jenkins describes a method for launching
soft kites unassisted |
Techniques, foil |
| 0050 |
Autumn 2003 |
Bens kite never flew |
Matthews, Robert |
Reprint from Daily Telegraph of an article
questioning whether Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment
actually took place |
Franklin, history |
| 0050 |
Autumn 2003 |
Kite arch project |
Murray, John |
Reproduction of an article from The Australian
Kite Society of the construction of a kite arch |
Plan, arch |
| 0050 |
Autumn 2003 |
Evergreen aviation museum to exhibit |
|
Reprint of a brief article on a kite display
in an aviation museum |
History |
| 0050 |
Autumn 2003 |
Ban to continue |
Naseer, Khawaja |
Article from the Pakistan Daily Times on
the background to continuing ban all kite flying in Lahore |
Ban, Lahore, kite fighting |
| 0050 |
Autumn 2003 |
Indonesian kite museum |
Channelasia News |
Describes a new kite museum in Indonesia
and kite festival in the Phillippines |
Museum, Indonesia |
| 0051 |
Winter 2003 |
Sand yacht pilot charged |
|
Pilot of a sand yacht is charged with manslaughter
following an accident at St Annes in Lancashire |
Accident, St Annes, law |
| 0051 |
Winter 2003 |
Happy Anniversary Sam |
Sewell, Roger |
Sewell pays tribute to Cody's channel crossing
in 1903 |
Cody |
| 0051 |
Winter 2003 |
North American fighter kites |
Lambert, Bruce |
Review and details on a new book on fighting
kites written by Lambert |
Fighter kite, book |
| 0051 |
Winter 2003 |
Dispute over worlds largest kite |
Nolan, Tanya |
Interview with Peter Lynn arguing the case
for his kites holding the world record |
Lynn, record |
| 0051 |
Winter 2003 |
Sewing applique designs |
Storey, Sue |
Storey describes techniques for appliqueing
kites |
Techniques, construction |
| 0051 |
Winter 2003 |
Fightin' words - it’s the kite! |
Peter, Paul |
Peter describes construction and control
techniques for an Indian fighter kite |
Techniques, bridling, fighter kite |
| 0052 |
Spring 2004 |
Project KARA 1 |
White, Julie |
White describes the kite altitude record
attempt in 1980 led by the MKF and offers a copy of the full
report on the attemptwhich reached 8,000 ft |
KARA, record |
| 0052 |
Spring 2004 |
Project KARA 2 |
Montague-Smith, David |
Invitation to join a new attempt on the
world kite altitude record |
KARA, record, history |
| 0052 |
Spring 2004 |
Fury |
Robertshaw, Carl |
Review of Robertshaws new Fury design |
Review, Fury |
| 0052 |
Spring 2004 |
Kites make for an especially Good Friday |
|
Easter kite flying in Bermuda with description
of a number of local kite types |
Bermuda, history |
| 0052 |
Spring 2004 |
Kite flying in Lahore |
Reddy, C.Rammanohar |
Basant kite festival in Lahore is described
along with the background to this event, reproduced from the
Hindu Times |
Lahore, fighter kites, Basant |
| 0052 |
Spring 2004 |
So you want to make a kite? |
Dazzz |
Details of kite plan websites and hundreds
of plans available on the internet |
Plan |
| 0053 |
Summer 2004 |
BKFA news update |
|
MKF confirms support for BKFA |
BKFA |
| 0053 |
Summer 2004 |
RICE is good for you |
|
Describes treatment for ankle sprains |
Medical |
| 0053 |
Summer 2004 |
Eric flies again |
Gray-Smith, Alison |
Eric the Jorvik Viking Serpent flying at
Beverley kite festival |
Eric, serpent kite, Jorvik |
| 0053 |
Summer 2004 |
Risk assessment |
Swift, Jerry |
Swift describes MKF's approach to risk assessment
and the model developed based on Lloyds Register Rail system |
Risk assessment, health and safety |
| 0054 |
Autumn 2004 |
KARA 2 update |
Montague-Smith, David |
Montague-Smith updates on the planned attempt
on the UK kite altitude record |
KARA, history, record |
| 0054 |
Autumn 2004 |
Father plunges to death |
|
Clip from Scotsman newspaper about kite
flyer who fell from Newhaven cliff |
Accident, Newhaven |
| 0054 |
Autumn 2004 |
Council know better than Taliban |
Manchesteronline.co.uk |
Report of a ban by Rossendale Council on
a kite competition through lack of permissions and adequate
insurance |
Ban |
| 0054 |
Autumn 2004 |
Kite retrieval techniques |
Webb, Steve Walt |
Webb describes a number of techniques which
could be used to extricate kites from trees |
Technique |
| 0054 |
Autumn 2004 |
Calling all nite fliers |
Howard, Jon |
Howard attaches glow sticks to kites for
use at night and introduces a number of relevant web sites |
Night flying |
| 0055 |
Winter 2004 |
The Sky's No Limit |
King, Gary |
King discusses learning to fly a 2 line
power kite reprinted from the Daily Telegraph |
Power kite |
| 0055 |
Winter 2004 |
Anti kite fliers demand complete ban on
Basant |
Howard, Jon |
Article from the Daily Times in Pakistan
reporting further bans on kite flying associated with the
Basant festival |
Basant, kite fighting, ban |
| 0055 |
Winter 2004 |
Modified Rev shape |
|
Reproduction from Aeolian.co.uk on Rev developmental
ideas by Guido Maiocchi |
Rev, plan |
| 0056 |
Spring 2005 |
Kite aerial photography one year of KAP |
Williams, John |
Williams describes his experiences with
aerial photography and gives some useful references |
KAP, techniques |
| 0056 |
Spring 2005 |
Kite altitude record attempt 2 |
England, Dennis |
England gives an update on the planned attempt
on the UK altitude record for kites flown in train, describing
the equipment and the planned method |
KARA, record, history |
| 0056 |
Spring 2005 |
KARA Down Under |
Moore, Bob |
Moore, of Australia, describes his attempts
on the world altitude record for a single kite. He talks about
the equipment, line and other facilities he is using in the
attempt |
KARA, record, history |
| 0056 |
Spring 2005 |
Big kite over Kuwait |
|
Agency report on one of Peter Lynn's new
very large kites the Kuwait national flag |
Peter Lynn, world largest kite, record |
| 0056 |
Spring 2005 |
Kites could generate power |
|
Extract from The Scotsman describing the
use of high altitude kites in power generation |
Research, power kites, electricity |
| 0056 |
Spring 2005 |
Kites in Industry |
Waitley, Denis |
Waitley decribes how a kite was used to
get the first line across Niagara Falls |
Niagara, kite lifting |
| 0056 |
Spring 2005 |
DIY Vents |
Beasley, Mick |
Beasley discusses modification of existing
kites to achieve venting for high winds |
Plan, techniques |
| 0056 |
Spring 2005 |
Single-tether paper kite |
Staller, KG |
Plan and construction for a sparless paper
kite |
Plan, techniques |
| 0056 |
Spring 2005 |
Who are Sky Symphony |
|
Team profile including details of kites
for MKF's precision team, Sky Symphony |
Sky Symphony |
| 0057 |
Summer 2005 |
Kite altitude record attempt 2 |
England, Dennis |
England concludes his description of the
planned attempt on the UK altitude record for multiple kites |
KARA, record, history |
| 0057 |
Summer 2005 |
Sandusky facilities puts space kite through
its facilities |
Laidman, Jenni |
Description of American research into a
material for use as a kite intended to be powered by light |
Research, space |
| 0058 |
Autumn 2005 |
Kite flying in Jerusalem |
Goddard, Michael |
An article describing Jerusalem kite festival
with some additional background material on kite flying in
the Israeli State |
Israel |
| 0059 |
Winter 2005 |
Kite aerial photography |
Ramessa, Mark |
Ramessa describes his venture into kite
aerial photography |
KAP, techniques |
| 0059 |
Winter 2005 |
Keep it secure! |
Pryor, Gilli |
With assistance from Derbyshire Police and
a crime prevention company, Pryor discusses a number of techniques
for crime prevention and to aid recovery in the event of loss |
Security |
| 0060 |
Spring 2006 |
KARA 2 update |
England, Dennis |
England updates the planned attempt on the
UK multiple kite altitude record |
KARA, record, history |
| 0060 |
Spring 2006 |
Kite stops train |
Binney, Graham |
With extracts from national newspapers,
Binney describes a recent incident when a kite ended up in
railway overhead power cables |
Safety, accident |
| 0060 |
Spring 2006 |
Kites in history - Renaissance man |
Roy, LuAnne |
This article describes an exhibition about
many aspects of Ben Franklin's life, his inventions and passions |
Franklin, history |
| 0060 |
Spring 2006 |
Flights of fancy in a kite spangled sky |
|
From the afternoon Dispatch and Courier
India, this article describes the Sankrant festival |
Kite fighting, India |
| 0060 |
Spring 2006 |
World's largest kite flies in Tokyo |
|
Web report on a new Peter Lynn kite flown
for the first time in Tokyo |
Peter Lynn, world largest kite, record |
| 0060 |
Spring 2006 |
Joy in watching kites soar |
Sen, Teoh El |
Reproduced from a Malaysian newspaper, this
article describes Roger Tan and his involvement in all aspects
of kite flying |
Tan, Malaysia |
| 0060 |
Spring 2006 |
Maori kite culture headed for international
festival |
|
Web article tells how three Kerikeri teachers
will be introducing traditional Maori kite flying in France |
Maori, history |
| 0060 |
Spring 2006 |
Gujarat prepares kite making project for
minorities |
|
Web article describes how state government
intends to set up craft kite making industry |
India, Gujarat, kite fighting |
| 0060 |
Spring 2006 |
Beluga group signs contract for sky sail
power |
Lepisto, Christine |
Article descibes planned use of very large
kites for towing ships |
Research, power kite, ship |
| 0061 |
Summer 2006 |
Lloyd Kirton |
|
Orbituaries for MKF's former newsletter
editor who died tragicaly young |
Kirton |
| 0061 |
Summer 2006 |
Eddie McGrath |
|
Orbituaries for MKF's long standing and
very active member |
McGrath |
| 0061 |
Summer 2006 |
Schools project |
Hancock, Helen and Sutton, Steve |
Sutton and Hancock describe their work so
far and the successes in the project to bring kite flying
into inner city schools |
School, education |
| 0061 |
Summer 2006 |
Fighter kites are fun |
Wallace, Stafford |
Wallace describes his background in Indian
kite flying and what motivates him |
Fighting kites, Wallace |
| 0061 |
Summer 2006 |
BKFA News update 2 |
Swift, Jerry |
Update from BKFA on insurance, legislation,
bans and accidents. Brunel competition is also included |
BKFA, legislation, accident |
| 0062 |
Autumn 2006 |
BKFA Report |
Swift, Jerry |
Update on the KARA record attempt |
KARA, record, history |
| 0062 |
Autumn 2006 |
Schools project |
Hancock, Helen and Sutton, Steve |
Further update on the work being undertaken
as part of MKF's schools project |
School, education |
| 0062 |
Autumn 2006 |
KARA2, reflections of the event from a woman's
eye view |
Beasley, Carol |
Beasley describes the trials and tribulations
of the KARA2 attempt |
KARA, record, history |
| 0062 |
Autumn 2006 |
The Trident |
Clements, Mark |
Clements describes his development of a
new sport kite design |
Sport kite, techniques, construction |
| 0062 |
Autumn 2006 |
Freestyle flight school |
Beasley, Bryan |
Discussion on the difference between trick
and freestyle flying with instruction on completing the axel
and 540 flat spin manouvres |
Sport kite, techniques, construction |
| 0062 |
Autumn 2006 |
Kite aerial photoography - yet another year
or two |
Williams, John |
Williams describes his further exploration
of kite aerial photography and his latest equipment |
KAP, techniques |
| 0062 |
Autumn 2006 |
Moorish kite review |
Bindon, Peter and Sarah |
Review of Robert van Weers Moorish Idol
fish line junk |
