The 10-Cent Kite

This is a simple Kite that only uses about 10 cents of material to build.

Step 1 Get the Stuff

Comments

[thebutler]

put a hold about the size of a quarter in the top it gets more stabilized and it sucks air in more and it goes higher

[Pfarmkid]

random toes

[Kiteman]

Technically, what you have made here is a drogue - it generates no lift, just drag.

Fasten the string higher up, so that the frame tilts towards the flier, and you might get lift, but you'll probably need a tail as well.

Fun make, though.

[quesoman]

Will something like this create enough drag to pull a person across the street on a skateboard? given the right amount of wind.

[Mr Cheeseo]

Maybe hypothetically.  If there is enough wind and enough kites than it will work.  Please post a movie of you're attempt.

[Cheato]

actually I've made one of these before and they are fun if u have a little wind and no kite on hand. To bad it has no lift.

[pancho del rancho]

10 cent kite            \

or paracuthe

[reithj]

I was looking for something like this for quite a while. Only question: in the intro the plastic bag is with bottom and in step 3 the bottom is cut off?

[Mr Cheeseo]

Thanks for the nice comment.  The bottom is there in all the steps but in some it might appear that way.  The first three pics show a different bag then the other ones.