B-kites

dinsdag 13 februari 2007

Kruibeke

Gravenkasteel van Rupelmonde te KRUIBEKE

zaterdag 6 januari 2007

Finally I was able to install a downlink on my the Pentax W90 camera. I had to use the PC/AV port on the camera and Fatshark 100mw 2,4 ghz transmitter, good for transmitting the movie channel over 300 meter. The ground station has a color screen and is very compact. The screen is (only) 5cm. I used Velcro to stick it on the RC. Depending on the location and circumstance I can connect the groundstation with my Samsung tablet PC using the USB port for a more detailed view (if needed).

Technical info of the downlink receiver:

Fréquence: 2,4 Ghz, 4 canaux disponibles: 2414 MHz, 2432 MHz, 2450 MHz et 2468 MHz (compatible émetteur 2,4GHz ImmersionRC, Fatshark et FlyCamOneTaille : 90 x 45 x 10 mmPoids : 60 gBatterie : 500 mAhRechargement par prise mini-USBAutonomie: 2 heures
Technical info on the Spectrum DX5e

# of Channels: .............. 5
Modulation:.................. DSM2
Band: .......................... 2.4GHz
Receiver:...................... AR500 5-Channel Full Range Sport Receiver
Programming Features:.. Servo Reverse; Delta
Features:....................... Wing; HI/LO rates
Model Memory:............ 1
Modes:......................... Mode 2
Transmitter (Tx) Battery Type: 4 AA Alkaline

Key Features:

Includes AR500 5-channel full range sport receiver
Delta wing mixing
HI/LO rates
Servo reversing
JR and Spektrum compatible

Some More links:

See also: Kap equipment
See also: G12 Rig
See also: Aurico RIG

See also: KAP reel
See also: Downlink
See also: Antenna
See also: AuRiCo
See also; Secure your kite

maandag 1 januari 2007

Biodroom workshop

Today, we had a great kite workshop at the Biodroom in Antwerp.
With the help of Emma, my daughter and some "real" kite makers we got 25 red kites up in the sky.
That's promising for next the 19th!

And if you don't like kites you can make some beautiful booths

Some more pictures at Picasaweb

zondag 5 februari 2006

Sketch part II

TO AVOID COPYING I HAVE PUT THE DRAWINGS UNDER A SMALL ANGLE AND LEFT OUT THE CORRECT DIMENSIONS.

Bell kite

Windmill

Paper Batman Kite based on the idea of Ton Vinken

Crow

My Logo

Dan Leigh Delta kite design; The best Delta's you can get on the market

Edo

Fled kite tail. This kite is combing the best design elements of a Sled and a Flare. Stable, strong, light-wind, flies at a high line angle and is my preferred KAP kite.

The Gray Man Rok from Nicolas Chorier one of the best kites for KAP

See also
Made for the Sunderland kite festival 2010 organised by Pauline Taylor

A zero or lightwind single line kite developed by Horvath.

Zerowind, synergetic kites. See also the long way home

Sled kite, The class room kite project for kids; See also

The Malay Kite; A kite plan that I got fom Keith Mould South Africa

An Other great kite from Leong Chee Wan; The pointer kite

The trapezoid from Robert Trépanier

Self made line winder

donderdag 26 januari 2006

53 on a string extra

The plan that I used to built this Arch

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woensdag 11 januari 2006

Birds on a single line

10 bird kites drying on a string after flying out the whole day in the park ;-)

Me flying in Zeebrugge

A swallow train consist of 10 smaller swallows (1m => black-purple-white) and 1 larger lifting swallow (2m => black – white –purple) Based on a design of Robert Van Weers (New Zealand). Robert was inspired by a Japanese swallow mobile and a plan published in a German magazine. The plan of Robert has less spars, a different keel and no connector for the spreader.

A home made swivel. It works perfect. the length of the branch is one and a half the size of a bird wing. The distance between two swivels is triple the length of the branch.

Some links:

- Birds-

- Birds on a single line

- Birds in Borneo