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When David Bawtree joined the club he
started flying numerious single line kites, built using the tough
``Big W'' shopping bags and dowel. Not only that, he made sure that
he retained and incorperated the ``Big W'' logo into the kite design,
not cutting it out as most kite builders would. |
| Since his initial creations above (pre-1999),
considerable development has happened to David Bawtree's kite stable.
The following images give you some idea but are not a complete picture...
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A 3 x 2 meter Double Conyne
(French rescue/war kite). A very powerfull and stable kite requiring
a lot of drag to keep it from flying to the vertical. Detachable panels
between the triangular boxes allow this kite to fly in many different
winds. |
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2.3 meter Delta kite with 3 meter multicolour
ribon tails and wing streamers. The design is an original, inspired
by a picture of the Christian Holy Spirit. |
| The ``Eternity Kite'' is a standard 2
x 1.8 meter Rokkaku kite. This is the first in a series of `parable
kites', with a hidden meaning in thier decoration. Made from tyvek
and traditional bamboo, with a water basied acrylic paint for colouring.
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2.4x2.4 Pearson Roller. This
needed specially made Aluminium dihedrals to carry the strain.
Flies in the lightest of airs, I call this one "Big Blue". |
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| Small Pearson Roller made
in 2005. Flies very steadily at a steep angle. |
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November 2005 at Pelican Park, Clontarf,
Queensland. Teaching the next generation the art of flying an Indian
fighter Kite. |
The best is yet to
come... |
