BeamerBob - 31-7-2008 at 04:14 AM
We saw Journey to the Center of the Earth a couple days ago, and I was surprised to see a makeshift kite in the movie. The explorers need to get
across an underground ocean and make up a boat and instead of making a sail to get across, they make a kite out of what looks like a cloth tarp. It
had lines coming from each side of a very simple bridle and the lines were hooked to outriggers on the sides of the boat. It didn't look like it
would really fly but it was cool nevertheless to see something resembling our kites in a mainstream movie.
When that 12m just isn't enough.
MountainFlyer - 31-7-2008 at 06:23 AM
I saw these on the history channel the other day SkySail. I must say it is an impressive system and in case you were wondering just how much an 80m kite pulls in 10mph winds it is apparently 3
tons of force.
NPWfever - 31-7-2008 at 09:45 AM
Hmm....I wonder if I could order one of those for the light wind days?
BeamerBob - 31-7-2008 at 10:20 AM
80m sounds perfect for you NPW! As long as it has some lift, right?