Kite fighting

 

Check out the art of making fighter kites. A short movie made by Zef

Batman kite  Traditional fighter kites spectra, Manjha, Layang

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Dynamic Spreader II

Based on the great ideas of Mike LeDuc, I created my own dynamic Spreader for my Levitation Delta kite.    The connectors were 3D printed by Joris Bijnens.  He designed them to give maximal support with minimal weight.  At this moment, nothing is glued.  All the elements have such narrow tolerances that everything sticks exactly on the right place on the rod....

Once we have the final design, we will share with you our flight experience.

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Dynamic Spreader I

Dynamic Spreader II

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Vliegerhappening 2009

Workshop & Field Intro

Our Kite workshops and Field Intros can be tailor 

made to your requirements

Or a nice present for one of the kids...

Some additional pages:

- Some pictures of some workshops
- On other idea: re-useable bags
- Side activities 
- Volgens de nieuwe Antwerpenaar: "Vliegeren is tof"
- Heb je al gedacht een een "vlieger" als geschenkje?

Special for Helena 

Special for Roos

Special for Arno 

Special for Zora 

Special for Nona 

Special for Arthur

Special for Noor

Workshop for kids 

 
- Main Page

Workshop:

Our favorite kite to make in our workshops with kids is the Sled Kite. We like the Sled Kite for kids because it is very forgiving of mistakes made building the kite, and very forgiving of rough handling. Each workshop includes the material (fabric, plastic or Tyvek) and a wooden template.    All sticks needed, some tape, parts and string needed to complete the kite are included. For the Tyvek option, we even can bring crayons, paint etc. to decorate them!

Field Intro:

The introduction course is a perfect way to get you started in the kite world. 

We will teach you the basic handling and maneuvers  so that you can develop your own piloting skills later on. The aim of this course is also to get you introduced into the different disicplines of kiting and above all; to make sure you enjoy yourself as much as possible.

• Introduction to freestyle trick kiting (2 lines)
• Taste the power of the 4 lines traction kite
• Discover the art of kite fighting
• Feel the grace of big single line kites

Some references:

• 8 workshops for the City of Antwerp
• A workshop at the opening of a new park (park Noord)
• A workshop with kids of 12 years in Willebroek
• A workshop at the art school SiSa  in Antwerp
• A workshop at the yearly chinese moon ceremony
• A workshop  speelstraat Dolfijnstraat Berchem
• A workshop & Field Intro for Habbekrats  (La Roche-en-Ardenne)

  

For the more advanced workshop: A flapping crow kite made of plastic foil and a bamboo frame. The kite has a particular motion during flying as if it might be a real crow. If you fly the flapping crow kite near wood, many crows will attack the kite.    (An idea out of the Japanese kite collection)

How to get started:

 

Materiaal 

• Stevige plakband 
• Zachte plastiek folie (vb. van draagtassen of grote vuilniszakken)
• Dunne houten stokjes (vb. sate-stokjes, plant-stokjes), lengte 45 cm
• Staart I 2,5 meter lengte, 3 cm breed (maak dit uit draagtasfolie of inpaklint)
• Toomlijn: zeer dun stevig touw, lengte 2 meter
• Vliegerlijn: dun touw, lengte +20 meter

Gereedschap:

•  Lineaal, tekendriehoek, potlood, cuttermesje, schaar, snijtafel

Zo gaat u te werk:

1  -  Knip de omtrek van de vlieger uit zacht plastiek volgens bijgevoegde maten. 

2  -  Neem de 2 dunne houten stokjes en kleef deze op het zeil zoals aangegeven (groen) .

    -  Vouw alle extra tape over de boven- en de onderkant van de vlieger

    -  Verstevig de 2 vleugel hoeken (links en rechts) van het zeil met een stukje plakband. 

3  -  Maak 2 gaatjes in de verstevigde vleugel hoeken van het zeil. 

4  -  Maak het toom touw vast door de 2 gaatjes. 

    -  Vouw zachtjes de vlieger in de helft en breng de 2 vleugel hoekpunten samen. 

    -  Maak een gelijke loop in het toom touw en maak daarna een knoopje in het midden van deze loop.

5  -  Bevestig het vliegertouw aan het knoopje. 

6  -  Kleef de staart in een lus aan de onderste 2 hoekpunten.

Klaar!!

Stoffen:  rekbaarheid, scheurbestendigheid, gewicht per m² en bewerkbaarheid,duurzaamheid

               Plastiek folie, Polyester (70gr/m²), Chicara(34gr/m²) of Tyvek (60- 350gr/m²)

Stokken: Gewicht, sterkte, buigzaamheid, windsterkte, welk oppervlakte, duurzaamheid

               Bamboe, hout, fiber, carbon (hol/vol)

Versnijden: soldeerbout of scherp cuttermesje

Afwerking: plakband, naaien, kleven

               Plakband: cellophane tape en scheurvaste plakband

               Naaien : polyesterdraad omzomen of bias lint    Eerst punt solderen of lijmen met prit

               Kleven: Pattex Cristal clear of contact lijm

Connectors: endcaps:  plastiek of papier plakband

                    kruis:sjorren of platsiek metaal combinatie

                     verbindingstukken: Alu 1mm dikte   lengte = diameter x 100

Uttrayan

About Uttrayan:

According to Mital Sharedalal: Makar Sankranti (Uttrayan) is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus and is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in myriad cultural forms with great devotion, fervor & gaiety. It is a harvest festival. Makar Sankranti is perhaps the only Indian festival whose date always falls on the same day every year i.e. the 14th of January. Makar Sankranti is the day when the glorious Sun-God begins its ascendancy and entry into the Northern Hemisphere and thus it signifies an event wherein the Sun-God seems to remind their children that 'Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya', may you go higher & higher, to more & more Light and never to Darkness. To Hindus, the Sun stands for knowledge, spiritual light and wisdom. Makar Sankranti signifies that we should turn away from the darkness of delusion in which we live and begin to enjoy a new life with bright light within us to shine brighter and brighter. We should gradually begin to grow in purity, wisdom and knowledge, even as the Sun does from the Day of Makar Sankranti. The festival of Makar Sankranti is highly regarded by the Hindus from North to down South. The day is known by various names and a variety of traditions are witnessed as one explores the festival in different states

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Fighters & Reels in India

A nice firki, A present of Paul Chapman

 

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Vliegerhappening 2011

Sunday, May 29 2011

International Kite happening 

Antwerp - Linker Oever

12:00pm - 8:00pm

We will add more and more info  

Beste vliegervrienden, Mail 20 01 2011

Met veel plezier mag ik jullie het derde internationale vliegerfeest van Antwerpen Linker Oever  aankondigen!  Net als vorig jaar zal het evenement plaats vinden in het park Middenvijver linkeroever.

Het festival gaat door op zondag 29 Mei 2011 voor het grote publiek. 

Indien er voldoende interesse is, kunnen de “echte” vliegeraars  reeds een geschikte plaats kiezen op de vliegerwei vanaf zaterdagmiddag en organiseren we s’avonds een avondje stappen in Antwerpen of een BBQ  met nachtvliegeren .

Mag ik jullie vragen om alvast de datum te noteren en om zoveel mogelijk publiciteit te maken voor dit feestgebeuren  in tijdschriften, op websites en vliegerforums.

Indien je graag wil meewerken of een spetterend idee hebt… stuur maar door. 

Meer details volgen nog per mail of op volgende link: http://b-kites.blogspot.com/2011/01/vliegerhappening-2011.html

Already confirmed:

Nl: Henk Boelens                                      
Nl: Albert trinks

Nl: Brenda Van der Zee                            
Nl: Jan van Leeuwen *

Nl: Otto Vossen                                          
Nl: The Sky Pirates (RIjsbergen)
Nl: John Peeters

B : Alex (JoJo Speelgoed)                       
B:  Frank de Deken

B : Stephan Fiers                                       
B : Hugo Maes *

B : The Sky Devils

B : Patrick Koppen

Some pictures from last year

Rooftop kite fighting

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Manja

Manja (or manjha) made ready for Uttarayan 2011 fest. This special treatment with glass power of 5-9-12 woven string is used especially to slice the strings of opponent’s kite.

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Vliegerhappening 2010

Together with the City of Antwerp, I organize a yearly city kite festival.  This year we had 600 visitors and an international kite pilot community.

- kite workshops 
- A small kite store
- 250 Candies were dropped from a kite
- Kite exposition
- ground display

International Kite Festival 2012- Gujarat

The coming days, I will be flying my kites in India!!

Here under the complete program (Group II)

Some external links:
- The wall street Journal: 

• The 22nd International Kite Festival is taking place in Gujarat this+week, attracting enthusiasts from around India and abroad. Some snapshots. A and B

- The Indian Express: 

• Ahmedabad; Wed Jan 11 2012, 05:36 hrs ‘Kite cops’ on guard, Belgian steals Sabarmati show
• To see more

- Daily News Analyse

• Kites take over Ahmedabad skies
• To see more

- Tv9 Gujarat

• Kite with Camera at the International kite festival Vadodara
• To see more

 

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