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Design and Construction

Websites
How to make ariroplane kites. photo gallery.
http://dh.kites.8m.com/

Traditional construction of the Japanese Hata.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/process.html

Hints and tips for building Chinese kites.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/1911/chinese.htm

Kite building plans, tips & techniques.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~pdj

Russian site with tools for modeling the behaviour of textile structures interacting with fluid.
http://www.mtu-net.ru/mosseev/rd.htm

Detailed discussion of soft foil design and construction.
http://www.chevron.tug.com/

Measurements of the relative stiffness and weight of spars.
http://gamma.nic.fi/~sos/spars/cokecan.htm

A site dedicated to miniature kites including plans, kits, construction tips, building materials, photo galleries and contest results.
http://miniatures.kitingusa.com/

Details of Paul Garber's World War II naval gunnery target kites. Includes contemporary instruction manual and patent data.
http://www.rtpnet.org/robroy/targetkites/

Plans to build the Team Triangle and vented Team Triangle kite.
http://www.freewebs.com/kites/plans.htm

Plans for inflatable kites and gear. How-To guides for construction. Information and instruction on kite surfing, ice-kite-buttboarding.
http://www.zeroprestige.org/

Design and building instructions for ram-air foils and inflatable sled-style foils using CAD type software.
http://foilivier.free.fr

Power kite design and construction, buggy plans, trick kites, and photos.
http://www.hobbyfanatic.com/kites/index.htm

Tips for tuning a Tim Benson Gemini sport kite.
http://home.versatel.nl/bensontwins/