It was used successfully for man-lifting at theįirst two Scheveningen kite festivals in 19.Īnother system was later built by Berry Kramers and others. Since then, enthusiastic people have recreated the system andįor example, Nick Morse built a replica Cody lifter system for aīBC documentary in 1977. At least that was the case in the original system.Ĭody's achievements were not the end of his man-lifting kite system. I don't know why the word "passenger" is often used, since this person is actually in charge of controlling their ascent and descent via a system of lines and brakes. Under the carrier kite is suspended a chair or basket for the passenger. Last of all, closest to the ground, is the carrier kite.Winds you don't need as many, so this aspect of the system can be Which, you guessed it, provide most of the lifting force.
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Following this are a whole series of lifter kites.Highest up is a small pilot kite to steady and guide the line.
Here's a quick description of one of these man-lifting systems: Rather impressive displays at kite festivals! At least a couple ofĬopies of Cody's multiple-kite system have been constructed for doing That's also called kite stacking these days. Also very influential was the old American Blue HillĬody was the inventor of a clever system of sending up a whole train of See that the origins of this kite's basic construction lay in the Hargraveĭouble-box kite. Cody was after even more lifting power and stability Kites, the sails were tensioned up to be drum-tight. This material has greater strength than bamboo. Also, more use was made of American hickory for the spars, since However, in his bigger kites, the sails were usually Rigging lines and bridle-all these are hemp, 2 mm (1/12 in.) in diameter.Spars-all longerons and cross stays are bamboo.Binding tapes-also very fine cotton cloth.Sails-very fine cotton cloth which has become very stiff over the years.
That lean outward at the top rather than being absolutely parallel likeĪ classic box. Know of one Cody kite in particular, a smaller model with side sails Some of the original kites are still in existence.
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