From: Richard J Gonzales Subject: Just a cross posting for anyone intrested.. Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 07:00:45 -1000 Organization: WT.net Message-ID: <31B70EBD.2CB6@Wt.Net> Any response send to the roc.boats address. {SNIP} Subject: rescue kites Date: 4 Jun 1996 09:30:50 GMT From: mrdavis Organization: Cwmaber Junior School, Caerphilly We have a class of 9-10 year old children undertaking a science/technology project investigating the possibility of using kites as an aid to people lost at sea. We have made a number of small kites out of a shiny metalised material. We believe that the kites are easily visible, & would probably even show up on radar. If anyone has any comments on such a concept, please post replies :- for the attention of Class E. cwmaberjuniorsch@campus.bt.com Many thanks, P.Edwards class teacher {end SNIP} -- Richard J Gonzales RichJ@Wt.Net = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = From: daveculp@bdt.com (Dave Culp) Subject: Re: Just a cross posting for anyone intrested.. Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 09:00:53 -1000 Organization: Beckemeyer Development, Oakland CA Message-ID: Xref: das-news2.harvard.edu rec.kites:30666 rec.boats:107673 In article <31B70EBD.2CB6@Wt.Net>, Richard J Gonzales wrote: > Any response send to the roc.boats address. > > {SNIP} > Subject: rescue kites > Date: 4 Jun 1996 09:30:50 GMT > From: mrdavis > Organization: Cwmaber Junior School, Caerphilly > Newsgroups: rec.boats > > We have a class of 9-10 year old children undertaking a > science/technology project investigating the possibility of using kites > as an aid to people lost at sea. We have made a number of small kites > out of a shiny metalised material. We believe that the kites are easily > visible, & would probably even show up on radar. > If anyone has any comments on such a concept, please post replies :- for > the attention of Class E. > > cwmaberjuniorsch@campus.bt.com > > Many thanks, > P.Edwards class teacher I don't know where Caerphilly is, but an Englishman, Keith Stewart, built and market such a kite, in the late 1970's. It was fully inflatable, with helium, and was made of aluminized mylar for radar reflectability. He also offered an optional radio antenna in the flying line. The whole thing, including the helium cylinder, was designed to fit into the liferaft emergency kit. Don't know Keith's phone, and don't think he's on the net. The kite is long out of production. Keith's last-known address (last known to me) is: Manor Farmhouse, Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England DT2 OLS (postcode from memory, and may be wrong). ################################################################### Dave Culp Speedsailing | e-mail to: daveculp@bdt.com 312 Flaming Oak Drive | Pleasant Hill, CA 94596 | http://www.bdt.com:80/home/daveculp/speedsail.html #################################################################### = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =