Date:	Mon, 19 Dec 1994 03:12:43 -1000
From:	SJB@sbrorens.equinox.gen.nz (Steve Brorens)
Message-Id: <787842763snx@sbrorens.equinox.gen.nz>
Organization: CommArc Consulting Ltd
Subject: KOREAN FIGHTERS: -some questions...

Just finished *devouring* the Kitelines issue with the article on 
Korean Fighters (Pierre Fabre and Mel Govig).

Now determined to have another go at building and flying one of these
and just looking for clarification on a couple of issues:

        SPARS - any hints on the diameters that would be appropriate
        (in f'glass or bamboo)

        SPOOL 
        (1)- Does the spool spin on its handle or is it rigidly
        attached? 
        (2)- Why is the spool handle so long - balance?
        (3)- Is the spool rotated by the left hand on the handle and 
        spokes, or only by the right hand "cranking" on the other end?

        LINE LENGTH - I'm continually seeing references to 1,000's of 
        feet of line wrt to fighters... yet I'm typically flying on 
        a few hundred max. What is the story ?

        BTW - any comments on the KL feature - particularly anything
        that might mislead a constructor/flyer? (I'll be bridling as
        per diag. in DGomberg's book, and leaving the centre bridle 
        slackish as per the KL feature)


I've seen a few bods here who seem to know a bit about fighters, so........ 




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