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plicated, but has a greater lifting power. Kites are used for 

 observational purposes, usually in war, and to obtain data 

 concerning the conditions of the upper atmosphere. 



Reference : 



1. 1803 : 249. Franklin's Kite. 



Experiment 51. To Make a Malay Kite. 



Materials: Two sticks 5'X^'Xj", string, light paper, flour 

 paste. 



a. Cross the two sticks at the middle point of one, one fifth 

 its length from an end of the other, and bind together. Slot 

 the ends of the, sticks and run a string around the kite frame. 

 Paper the kite, turning over as small a margin as is convenient, 

 say one inch, and paste with boiled flour paste. The bridle 

 should be fastened at the crossing of the sticks and at the lower 

 end of the upright stick, and the loop should be about eight- 

 een inches from the kite. Tie a string at one end of the 

 horizontal stick, and then bend this stick backward so that 

 when its other end is tied by the string the distance between 

 the string and the crossing of the sticks will be one fifth the 

 length of the stick. To fly the kite, tie a loop in the bridle 

 at such a place as will cause the kite to fly high or low, as 

 desired. This point can be determined by holding the kite 

 by its bridle in the wind. If not satisfactory, adjust again, 

 as practice and theory must go hand in hand. 



The author has devised a kite which makes use of curved 

 surfaces. Because of the curves it is hard to paper, although 

 with care this can be accomplished. A cloth .covering is 

 preferable, as it is in all kites larger than 5'X5'. This design 

 may be made in the following manner : 



Take two sticks (white cedar wood is best) 1.5 cm.X.7 cm. 

 tapered to 1 cm.X.4 cm., 110 cm. long, and lash them together 



