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Achim Kinter
Kinter is one of the leading German historical kite makers. His reconstructions of Cody, Sauls, Grund kites and others, have made him an authority on construction techniques, materials, and flyability …
Read moreAn Engineer’s Approach Kite Traditions Kept Alive in Europe
Chief among Werner Schmidt’s converts to building old kites is Achim Kinter, of Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Kinter helped in researching, building, flying, photographing, and drawing plans for the Diem- Schmidt book …
Read moreFano 1999 Alexander Graham Bell Symposium
Fano 1999 had the best weather in the 15 year history of the kitefliers’ meeting. Only one day was washed out by the showers, so typical on this small Danish …
Read moreA GRUND KITE FLIES OVER U.S. SOIL
Could there be a more appropriate place to fly a modern replica Grund kite than Nebraska? When it comes to American weather kites, Nebraska occupies an almost forgotten place in …
Read more10TH HISTORICAL KITE WORKSHOP
In 2001, Achim and Sabine Kinter, supported by Drachen Foundation, organized the 1st Historical Kite Workshop in Haltern, Germany. Since then, this event has taken place every year in Germany …
Read morePeople Living in Glass Houses Should Fly Kites: Historical Kite Weekend at Haltern, Germany
Thirty five kite enthusiasts, many with years of kite flying and kite making behind them, were carried back in time by the historical kite experts at The Drachen Foundations first …
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Read more2 Scholarly German Kite Volumes
Having flown kites in his boyhood, writer Walter Diem, of Hamburg, Germany, became involved with them again after studying David Pelham’s Kites and Clive Hart’s Kites: An Historical Survey when …
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