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On April 29th 1902, Silas J. Conyne had a kite patented with the number 698.634,
which is now known as the Conyne or French Military Box Kite. Conyne specified
proportions rather than actual measurements. His own kite was not very large
(Conyne no.3 was 1.51m in length). For the spars he used spruce wood and for the
sails, linen sheeting (which was commonly available at the time). The places for
the bridle points are marked with a circle. Incidentally, the cross-spar runs
across the top side of the wing but along the lower side of the
centre panel.
Relative dimensions for the CONYNE
The bridle points are at 10%, 30% and 70% of the longeron, measured from the
front.
Constructional Details:
- In practice, make the bridle a little longer.
- You may possibly need to bow the cross-spar with a bow line in advance
Bibliography:
- David Pelham: Drachen - p196, p198, in english : Kites, but I don't know
the pages
- Bill Cochrane: Box Kites - Making and Flying - p52, p55
- Ron Moulton/Pat Lloyd: Kites - p186
- A.Gams/S.Gedicke:Kites - Das Buch der Drachen - p 58
- Walter Diem: Flugobjekte zum Selberbauen - p.58
- Margret Greger: Kite For Everyone - p94
- Kite Lines: Spring 1985 - p20
English translation : Philip Le Riche & friends
©1997 Thomas-Michael
Rudolph