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Pelham, David - The Penguin Book of Kites, ISBN 0-14-004117-6
- A standard work, but out of print (although some stockist may still
have copies, as do many public libraries). Covers all aspects of kites,
including history, theory, classification, construction etc., but is
rather dated, having nothing later than the standard parafoil and the
Peter Powell stunter.
[2]
Eden, Maxwell - Kiteworks - Explorations in Kite Building and
Flying, ISBN 0-8069-6713-7
- An esentially practical book, with plenty of detailed plans, though they
need a bit of concentration to understand some of them. This book has
recently been republished as The Magnificent Book of Kites, ISBN
1-5791-2025-3.
[3]
Morgan, Paul & Helene - The Book of Kites, ISBN 0-7513-0145-0
- An excellent large-format book with a bit of everything. There are about
half a dozen plans, which are exceptionally clear and include sufficient
details of basic kite making skills for the complete beginner.
[4]
Moulton, Ron & Lloyd, Pat - Kites, ISBN 1-85486-050-X
- Another essentially practical book containing clear plans. These
include plans for all you need to get started with parachuting
teddybears.
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Hart, Clive - Kites: An Historical Survey, Faber & Faber 1967
- The definitive historical account of kites, unless you are interested
in the last 30 years!
[6]
Rowlands, Jim - Soft Kites and Windsocks, ISBN 0-312-08966-X
- Construction of parafoils, flowforms, inflatables and windsocks.
Includes a very useful section on all you need to know in order to secretly
start using your wife's sewing machine - or even to buy one of your own!
(The plans in this book contain a number of errors which
have been the subject of various of discussions on rec.kites. Here is a
compilation
of relevant postings. Or use DejaNews to search newsgroup rec.kites for
rowlands flowform
for much useful discussion.)
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