Rotating Kite
Kite are fun
rotating kite is more fun
this activity may be done with kids especially decorate the kite
this kite needs strong wind (stronger than wind for regular kite)
this kite may be constrict at one hour and less
some lesson learned form my first rotating kite will be explained at the steps below
Have Fun build it and fling the rotating Kite
Supplies
Styrofoam plate (2cm)
cutting knife
white glue
hot glue
5 mm wood dibble
Adhesive tape
plastic sheet or carton sheet
paper clip
Cut Styrofoam Sheet
mark rectangle 25*50cm
after cutting rectangle mark freehanded round corners and cut them
mark center for further usage
mark and cot 40-45 cm diameter
(can use improvised pair of compasses as shown at picture)
cut threw the wheel a small rectangle to fit the wing - the rectangle should be 25*2cm
it is critical that this will be accurate that wing will be fixed and will not move during flight (you may cot 18mm instead of 2 cm)
Reinforce Wing
when kite is fixed the wing tied by her botehs sides to string
so it needed to be reinforced by adhesive tape
attached to wing at botehs sides adhesive tape from end to end
start with the center and apply 3 straps slightly overlap the center strap
Set Axis
use 2 wood dibble
each one is 10cm long and up to 8 mm diameter
sharpen the tip of the dibble to ease entering it to the foam
after done take it out, put some white glue and enter them back
Add Some Limiter for Axis
at his step you can use plastic sheet or thin cartoon
if using hot glue do it carefully and use small amount of glue to prevent melting the foam
the purpose of the stage is make axis rotate smoothly
cut 4 pieces from plastic sheet and make a hoe for dibble at center of each one
glue the one beside the foam and make sure it tight
glue second piece about 1 cm from the former
let the hot glue cool and insert paper clip
Prepare the Kite to Flight
decorate kite using spray paint or use colorful stickers
insert the wing to the will
tie for each paper clip short string 70 cm long
tie both strings at other end and make small loop for main string