3-D Kite flying!

On this page links to animated versions of "old" sport kite compulsory figures. If you want to know more about sport kite flying, go (back) to the home page and start from there.
The animations are done in vrml (virtual reality modelling langauge) and you will need a plug-in or viewer (see links). Just e-mail me if you have any comments, ideas or questions!



Figures

Flying field:
(red lines)
105 X 105 m

Two Line Kites Figures

Speed:
about 4 m/s
(14.4 km/h - 9 miles/hr)

Four Line Kites Figures

Speed:
about 2 m/s

Individual
Linelength:
two line kites: 35 m (about 115 feet)
four line kites: 20 m (about 65 feet)
Pair
Linelength:
two line kites: 35 m (about 115 feet)
four line kites: 20 m (about 65 feet)
Team
Linelength:
two line kites: 45 m (about 145 feet)
four line kites: 25 m (about 80 feet)
A Two lines team figure,
designed in 1994,
that is not suited as a compulsory!
It is an 'endless' one, ment for six-person-teams
FUN UNLIMITED
Check the different viewpoints.
The grids are switchable.
More figures will follow.
The two-lines kite used is -the virtualisation of- the Devotion, a kite designed by
Designkites/ Stephen Versteegh.


You will need a plug-in or viewer for the 3D animation,
The Cortona 4 plug-in works well with most browsers;
Install Cortona VRML Client!
And a good browser; like Firefox or Netscape
Get Firefox!
and an editor, either text (Wordperfect) or HTML like Amaya
(And preferably a fast processor, 800 x 600 pixels screen or better, 256 colors )

Don'forget to fly!

Latest changes: februari 5, 2005
Hans Jansen op de Haar

e-mail: hans@kitesonlines.org


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