Dragon getting eaten !!!!

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[stringfly]

Got out my Dragon kite to fly this weekend at a festival and was afraid this might happen. Both head and body were in boxes but all the disc outrigger feathers were just about eaten away.  Pictures are before storage.  I can replace the feathers (38 discs) but would something be better without loseing a traditional look.  What might be a different/better outrigger treatment   Thanks for any suggestions.

Stringfly <>++++

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[spence602]

It seems like the traditional outriggers have feathers, but alternatives such as triangular flag's or multiple streamers have been seen.  These alternatives produce drag and look more like 'legs' (like a centipede).

[stringfly]

Read up a bit on feather preservation and the best for them is to keep in a freezer!.. yea that's practical....wife gonna love that.  Or freeze and thaw three times then store in cedar or a box with moth flakes...(not balls or crystals).
  May have to go for some ripstop tassels or small flags for balancing but will have to do it 76 times.    

Stringfly <>+++++

[thief]

Super old picture of a Rip stop centipede....
75' long...
width is about 4' with outriggers....
this is 1 of 2....owned by Jon Burkhardt...
made by


Tim Benson!

Jon brought this to Newport and I helped him launch it...flew awesome til the head broke....argh....
I dropped Tim a note afterwards about it....he had completely forgotten about them...he has the twin in the back corner of his workshop.......

All Carrington....beautiful.....

[madhabitz]

Read up a bit on feather preservation and the best for them is to keep in a freezer!.. yea that's practical....wife gonna love that.  Or freeze and thaw three times then store in cedar or a box with moth flakes...(not balls or crystals).
  May have to go for some ripstop tassels or small flags for balancing but will have to do it 76 times.    

I can confirm this cycle of freezing/thawing-- used to do that when I bought wool fleeces from Mexico and a couple of other places. Best is to freeze at one week intervals, as it has the best chance of killing eggs/larvae/adults. Good luck with that!

Beautiful kite, by the way!!

Nancy

[stringfly]

Thief,   Do you remember what he used on the outriggers? Ripstop tassels or something ?

Nancy,  thanks, If I go with feathers will try it.  May have to find a feather duster or hobby feathers.

Stringfly <>++++

[Ca Ike]

IF you have to buy feathers sere's some options i get from joann's fabrics.  They even have dies for cuttting fabric feathers.  http://www.joann.com/search/_feathers/?page=1  (not a kite link so its safe )

[thief]

Thief,   Do you remember what he used on the outriggers? Ripstop tassels or something ?

Nancy,  thanks, If I go with feathers will try it.  May have to find a feather duster or hobby feathers.

Stringfly <>++++

ripstop strips..yep

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