Nasa Wing

Does anybody know if there is a way to take an enhanced Nasa Wing and make it a single line kite. What modifications would need to be made.

Thanks,

My guess is a large V-line between the mainline attachement points, and a tail or small socket behind the kite also on a V-line. Don't know for sure though.

Regards,

Jordi Krello http://kitelinks.glow.nl

I've been flying and experimenting with NASA WINGS for years. They are a minimum two line kite often sold as a four. Personally I hate any kite on four lines. Check out dedicated web sites for flying NASA's on two lines. Of course with four lines you much better break control, on two lines you will need to use horizontal flight (turning the kite from left to right) to manage altitude and performance. Persist. The kite is a marvel and packs a punch for it surface area to volume ratio single skin. I currently fly a STEALTH NW01. Basically it's an NPW 9 with a single carbon rod leading edge. All those pesky bridles are sorted by two large virticle plastic traingles that also act as guidence fins. The triangles have a bridging bridle and the kite is flown brilliantly on two lines. This kite rocks, I guess it;s somewhere between a C-Quad and your kite. All kites have limitations, remember, your kite has a soft nose LE and was originally designed as a parachute for space craft.

Hazzaman, that's excellent advise. Hopefully Quatermass will read this soon