Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Yes, there ARE some underwater kites.... [Was: Re: Fun with Ropes in Trees ( was Shadetree Sub Builders)]

["Allan Gaines" <Allan_Gaines@yahoo.com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael B Holt <michaelbholt@juno.com>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 07:47 PM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Fun with Ropes in Trees ( was Shadetree Sub
Builders)


>I cut a Rogallo wing out of an old parachute.   It kinda worked on the
>ground, supported by a clever (if I do say so myself) framework
>and pulled by a pair of kids on bikes.
>
>Then I took it up in the tree and tried it.
>
>I learned about "wing loading" from that.   It sent me right back to
>submarines . . . .
>Mike



    For anyone interested, there are a few sites online for
plans to various versions of the "final" evolution of Rogallo's
parawing, which is usually referred to as a 'NASA Parawing 5"
(or NPW5).  A lot of people fly these as stunt kites, or 'traction
kites' for pulling buggies, small boats, or whatever.