Article 20737 of rec.kites: Path: tug!ibmpcug!gwen.pcug.co.uk!plug.news.pipex.net!pipex!tube.news.pipex.net!pipex!dish.news.pipex.net!pipex!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.shout.net!news From: samef@shout.net (Sam Francis) Newsgroups: rec.kites Subject: Re: New traction kite: The Chevron Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 17:40:05 GMT Organization: Shouting Ground Technologies Lines: 28 Message-ID: <4d0mql$tlg@treflan.shout.net> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: sgtdial12.shout.net X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) wrote: clipped some: >I've posted enough about the kites that I'm making that I think it's >about time to introduce the whole thing. >The Chevron. >Graphic. The "slice" on the Sputnik and the "wave" on the Peel are not >just for decoration - they serve the purpose of dividing the skin into >pieces narrow enough to fit into the available width of fabric. The >design that I use is in the shape of a Chevron pointing forwards: > ::::::::::::::://////\\\\\\::::::::::::::: >::::::::::::::://////::::::::::\\\\\\::::::::::::::: >:::::::::://////::::::::::::::::::::\\\\\\:::::::::: >::::://////::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::\\\\\\::::: > /::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::\ >(kinda difficult to draw in ASCII...) >(*) Yeah. Sell. This is an advert. I'm still discussing >rec.kites.marketplace. I think I've earned a break... Andrew, Please post a picture for us ;-)))))) Can't tell much from the ASCII. Sam (just trolling)