Design and Construction

WW2 Target Kites - Details of Paul Garber's World War II naval gunnery target kites. Includes contemporary instruction manual and patent data.
http://robroy.dyndns.info/targetkites/

Team Triangle Kite - Plans to build the Team Triangle and vented Team Triangle kite.
http://www.freewebs.com/kites/plans.htm

Miniature Kite Designs - A site dedicated to miniature kites including plans, kits, construction tips, building materials, photo galleries and contest results.
http://miniatures.kitingusa.com/

Art & Flywork - Kite building plans, tips and techniques.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~pdj

Traction Foil Design - Design and building instructions for ram-air foils and inflatable sled-style foils using CAD type software.
http://foilivier.free.fr

Bending Spars With A Coke Can - Measurements of the relative stiffness and weight of spars.
http://gamma.nic.fi/~sos/spars/cokecan.htm

Hobby Fanatic: Kites - Power kite design and construction, buggy plans, trick kites, and photographs.
http://www.hobbyfanatic.com/kites/

Hata Making - Explains the traditional construction of the Japanese Hata.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/process.html

Chinese Kites - Hints and tips for building Chinese kites.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/1911/chinese.htm

Chevron - Detailed discussion of soft foil design and construction.
http://www.chevron.tug.com/

Ozon Scientific-Technical Center - Russian site with tools for modeling the behaviour of textile structures interacting with fluid.
http://www.mtu-net.ru/mosseev/rd.htm

Bensontwins - Tips for tuning a Tim Benson Gemini sport kite.
http://home.versatel.nl/bensontwins/