. Mechanical appliances, mechanical movements and novelties of construction; a complete work and a continuation, as a second volume, of the author's book entitled "Mechanical movements, powers and devices" ... including an explanatory chapter on the leading conceptions of perpetual motion existing during the past three centuries. TAILLESS KITE. The sticks should bemade of clear spruce, as this has been found to be less liable to bend under strain or breakat the cross stick. Cross section of eachstick is y^g- by -J inch. Kite stick A B =68y*Q^ inches. Kite stick C D = 60inches. O = center of gr
. Mechanical appliances, mechanical movements and novelties of construction; a complete work and a continuation, as a second volume, of the author's book entitled "Mechanical movements, powers and devices" ... including an explanatory chapter on the leading conceptions of perpetual motion existing during the past three centuries. TAILLESS KITE. The sticks should bemade of clear spruce, as this has been found to be less liable to bend under strain or breakat the cross stick. Cross section of eachstick is y^g- by -J inch. Kite stick A B =68y*Q^ inches. Kite stick C D = 60inches. O = center of grav-ity, which is 35 percent of C D from thetop of C D. C E = 18 per centof C D in both strongand hght wind kites. The thin manila paper should be put on thekite slightly loose. The deepest part of the bow of the cross stick A Bshould be about -^ of the length of A B. In bending A B great careis required to see that the bend on each side of the point of junctionat E is equal. The slight bagging inward of the paper covering tri-angles A E D and BED should be equal. If the kite flies sideways,owing to inequality, it can be partly remedied by tying small half orquarter ounce weights at A or B. The hangers or belly band drawn inthe side view of the kite, fastened to E and D only, make a right angleat E and an acute angle at
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