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Re:Kite Plans by Sharlin on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @03:23PM (#19984548)
I understand how sailing upwind works with a bermuda rig, but how do you do that with a kite, aerodynamically speaking?
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Re:Kite Plans by mushtar on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @05:05PM (#19985491)
It works the same way, the kite acts like a wing and provides pull and something (kiteboard, fins, hydrofoil, etc.) resists that pull and provides a perpendicular force to the force from the kite power line.
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