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Old 09-29-2019, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mbauer View Post
Rockets are fun, but kids would rather play on their cell phones.
Kites have a strong following. Lots of the people who fly also design build their own.
Lots of programs on the web explain and also calculate to help design/build your own kite.
Talking rockets, kites, and computers, brings to mind that NASA have a kite physics curriculum website.
https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/kite1.html
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