What is a Stunt Kite
A stunt kite has a delta shape and is manipulated via 2 control lines. There are many variations in the market place with varying materials. The most common is what they call rip-stop polyester and nylon. Carbon fiber tubing is used because it is very light weight for the spars.
The braided spectra line used to control a stunt kite control for a number of important reasons. One is It is very strong provides no stretch and maintains its slipperiness’ even after it gets wrapped up many times.
How a Stunt Kite is Controlled?
There are two control lines on your basic stunt kite one for the left and right hands. Meaning it takes two hands to pilot a stunt kite. The pilot will control pitch with tension on the control lines a number of ways. One way to do this is by walking backwards or forwards, the second is by running backwards or forwards.
Tricks Can Be Preformed With a Stunt Kite
Once a pilot has learned to fly the stunt kite tricks can be preformed. Many very complex flight patterns can be combined to put on quite a show. The tricks are created with a series of pulls and pushes on the control lines. Incredible loops, flips end over end, stalls and maneuvers where the sport kite seems to just drop out of the sky only to recover at the last second. The average sport kite can attain speeds of up to as much as 60 mph in a dive.
The flight conditions are suited for the 3 to 9 mph for most stunt kites but there are models designed for high winds as much as 30 mph. Today there are designs made from very light materials that will fly indoors and no wind conditions outside. The flight characteristics are as versatile as the imagination. Almost whatever you can imagine your can perform.
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