Miller, Charles M · Peoria, Ill. : The Manual arts press · leaf 31
CHAPTER IV. PLAIN SURFACE KITES. The tailless continues to be the most popular of all the kites. No matter how artistic, how representative, how curious, or how mechanical the new kites may be, the tailless is the first and last out every season. It flies in a very light breeze, and is so steady in… … -' Bo,*, FIGS. 22, 23, 24, 25. This kite, Figs. 8 and 22, has two sticks of equal length, the vertical stick is called the spine, and should be straight, while the bow is placed about one-fifth the distance down from the top of the spine. This bow stick is bent backward by inserting a brace stick…
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