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Nasa Power Wings

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)

1st June 2006 mangojellylab 0

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 […]

Nasa Power Wing (3.5 meter)

1st February 2005 mangojellylab 0

This was the first kite I made after seeing a holiday kiter buggying with a 9 meter NPW 5 up and down Gwithian beach in […]

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