Kite Info in the Web

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News groups:

• rec.kites
• rec.kites Archiv Uni Bremen
• rec.kites Archiv Helsinki
• maus.kites - kite related german newsgroup

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Chat-Groups:

• Kites on IRC by Peter Peters

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Kite related international home pages:

• kite info on the internet by Peter Peters - tons of links
• Kite Flier`s Site by Andrew Beattie - tons of links

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German kite related sites:

• Drachen-Links by Thomas-Michael Rudolph

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Miscellaneous information about kites and other stuff:

• KayWilson - short kite history
• Kite museum in Shirone, Japan
• Japanese kite
• Battle of Giant Kites
• Parafoil Patent - by Jalbert
• History of aircraft
• Learning about aerodynamics
• Chinese Kite History
• Lawrence Hargrave - inventor of box kite
• Western Kite History - Portraits of B. Franklin, H.Walsh, Wright Bros., A. G. Bell, P. Garber
• History of Kites and Kite Flying
• IBM Patent-Server
• Kite-Sailing by Dave Culp
• ParaBears
• Parafauna Resource Page by Esben Collstrub

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General overview about kites and kite flying:

• The Virtual Kite Zoo by Philip Le Riche - introducing kites
• How to Fly by David Gomberg

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Stunt kites:

• Stunt kites by Klaus Dietz - introducing stuntkites (german)
• Design theory of dual line traction foils
• List of Stunt Kite Plans by Esben Collstrub

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Historical Kites:

• Historical Kites by Andrea Casalboni

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Knots:

• Ropers Knots Page
• The Knotting Dictionary of Kännet
• Int. Guild of Knots Tyers

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Classroom kites:

• KiteGuy - kites and school

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Kite Aerial Photograpy:

• KAP by Charles C. Benton
• KAP by Masami Nakajima
• KAP by Harald Prinzler

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Kite plans:

• kite archive
• kite plans on the internet by Peter Peters
• Pläne im Internet by Thomas-Michael Rudolph
• Rec.kites Stunt Kite Plans Bibliography by Esben Collstrup
• Lenkdrachenpläne by Klaus Dietz - collection of stunt kite plans

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Fanø:

• The Original Kiter's Guide to Fanø 1997 by John Mitchell
• Reduced ferry tickets

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Kite events:

• Event lists by Thomas-Michael Rudolph

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International organisations and clubs:

• The American Kitefliers Association
• Australian Kite Association
• Site Français de cerfs-volants
• Associazione Italiana Aquilonisti
• Kite Society of Great Britain
• Clubs in Holland
• Drachen Verband Schweiz

• More organisations

• email to Drachen Foundation: Alison Fujino

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©1997 Thomas-Michael Rudolph