Date:	Wed, 1 Nov 1995 12:57:19 -1000
From:	Scott Humphrey <humphres@river.it.gvsu.edu>
Message-Id: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951101175412.1135B-100000@river.it.gvsu.edu>
Organization: Grand Valley State University
Subject: How to cut a Symphony in two???

A few days ago, I wrote about a flying buddy of mine who wants to 
cut his Symphony in two and see what happens.  So far all I have got is 
monetary offers on the kite.  I would like to hear your ideas on whether 
this idea might work or not.  But if you really want to know the price of 
the kite call him.  Look up his number under Furnival's Flowers & Gifts 
in Jackson MI area code (517).  Ask for Bruce and he will be happy to 
answer any questions>

Scott


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Date:	Wed, 1 Nov 1995 19:10:34 -1000
From:	jburka@Glue.umd.edu (Jeffrey C. Burka)
Message-Id: <479jsa$afj@geog25.umd.edu>
Organization: Project Glue, University of Maryland, College Park
Subject: Re: How to cut a Symphony in two???

In article <Pine.HPP.3.91.951101175412.1135B-100000@river.it.gvsu.edu>,
Scott Humphrey  <humphres@river.it.gvsu.edu> wrote:
>A few days ago, I wrote about a flying buddy of mine who wants to 
>cut his Symphony in two and see what happens.  So far all I have got is 
>monetary offers on the kite.  I would like to hear your ideas on whether 
>this idea might work or not.

Heh.  I was unable to decide how serious you were with that question.
Particularly after saying things like, "I hate that stupid kite" (as
opposed to "I hate my lack of the patience needed to learn to fly this
kite")

Frankly, I wouldn't expect the Sympony to fly too well if cut in half.  The
main reason I say this is that, from a Rev point of view, there's way too
much sail in the belly, and I'm not sure how much billow there'd be
(this would be somewhat dependent on whether or not you kept the battens, I
imagine).

Personally, I think you'd have much better luck turning it on its side,
ditching the battens, bowing it, and flying it as a single line...

Jeff
(who notes that it would be cheaper to sell the kites, even at cost, and
then experimenting with raw fabric and spars, especially considering the
amount of work you'd have to do to make 4 self-contained kites out of
two symphonies)

-- 
|Jeffrey C. Burka     |  Pithy, insightful quote to be inserted when one    |
|jburka@glue.umd.edu  |  occurs to me.  *If* one occurs to me.              |
|http://www.wam.umd.edu/~jeffy/html/home.html                               |


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Date:	Thu, 2 Nov 1995 08:59:19 -1000
From:	kitevip@aol.com (Kitevip)
Message-Id: <47b4e7$k89@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Subject: Re: How to cut a Symphony in two???

I love my symphony... And I can say I only flow it once... Realy 10
minutes....
If you don't count holding up in the living room and feeling that great
desire to fly that it has. 1 hour: six time at 10 minutes each time. If
you can buy this kite from the guy before he ruins it do it.... 


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