I started making traction sledge and foil sails (kites) in 2006 in an attempt to combine my interest in engineering and, at the time my favorite hobby “traction kiting”. I stated by building NASA power wings (NPW), a brake paracute use by NASA for slowing the space shuttle. The NPW was found to be an ideal traction engine especial suitable for kite-buggying in low winds.
Nasa Power Wing (5 meter)
The 3.5 was later followed by a 5 meter NPW. The aim was to make a kite that could be taken anywhere, flown on short […]
