Kites
the practical handbook for the modern kite flyer
$48.00
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
31 December 1998
Summary
Kite flying has recently experienced an increase in popularity, and has seen the introduction of bold, new designs and materials for improved standards of efficiency. In this revised and updated edition, the authors provide the latest information on making and flying modern kites. The detailed drawings, colour photographs and text combine to describe a new era, the latest materials and the skills required.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781854861436 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1854861433 |
| Author: | Pat Lloyd, Ron Multon |
| Publisher: | Fox Chapel Publishers International |
| Imprint: | Special Interest Model Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 31 December 1998 |
| Weight: | 662g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 189mm |
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Critics Review
‘One of the best new books to appear on the British kite scene - a must for the kite bookshelf…’ Kite Flyer magazine. ‘A rare book you can read from first page to last - the fundamental kite book.’ Cervi Volante, Italian AIA. ‘Welcome and fresh approach, clear and simple drawings, excellent…’ Kite Wings, Essex Kite Group. ‘A gem which no teacher of Craft, Design and Technology can afford to pass by…’ Conference & Common Room magazine. ‘Information not available in any other book…’ World Kite Museum, Long Beach.
About The Author
Pat Lloyd
Author Pat Moulton was a model-making magazine publisher for almost forty years and a life-long aviation enthusiast. He established the British Kite Flying Association in 1975 and organised three annual kite festivals. Illustrator Pat Lloyd is a skilled draughtsman and model-maker whose talents are evident in the 102 full-page sketches he produced for this book.
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