Topic #4 - Introduction to Flight

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by Michele Rothschild1 view·Updated Sep 13, 2020
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  1. today we're going to build a sled kite.
  2. What is the sled kite?
  3. The sled kite was invented and patented by the American
  4. William Allison in the 19 fifties.
  5. This kite helped pave the way for a class of
  6. kites known a semi rigid.
  7. Alison's Kite has only vertical spars.
  8. Wind pressure curves, the single sheet of material between the
  9. spars into a semicircle.
  10. The positioning of the two horizontal wing tip bridle attachments
  11. acts in the same manner as a vertical bridal on
  12. a structured kite, guiding the kites altitude to the wind.
  13. There are two links on this page.
  14. If you need to copy the directions for making a
  15. sled kite.
  16. If you picked a pack it up from school, you
  17. already have copies of this in your packet.
  18. Please make sure you take pictures of your sled kite
  19. and email them to me.