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Dave Lang

Retired NASA engineer, Dave Lang, brings a unique perspective to the Drachen Foundation Board of Directors. He is familiar with and involved in efforts to invent a high altitude wind …

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AUGUST 2008 VOLUME 1, NUMBER 2 From the Editor 3 Contributors 4 Kite Fly on German Lake Celebrates Weather Station’s 100th Anniversary 5 Spotlight on an American Flight Pioneer 9 …

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Foundation Adds Directors, Votes Grants

The Drachen Foundation recently expanded its Board of Directors from six to eight. Added were Dave Lang, of Seattle, a veteran aerospace engineer, and Jose Sainz, of San Diego, renowned …

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Drachen Foundation Newsletter: February 2009

Recollections of Japanese Kite Battles Some of the most interesting objects in my collection of kite ephemera are the Japanese postcards produced in the early 20th Century. Most were produced …

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Comments on a Fearless Leader

DAVE LANG BOARD MEMBER

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Drachen Foundation Newsletter: January 2006

Featured Archive Item: The Blue Hill Box Kite Is a replicate Blue Hill Box kite part of the DF Archive? No. It hangs at the Museum of Science, Boston. But …

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Kite Sailing Symposium: Pre-Event

The Drachen Foundation, a Seattle, WA-based educational non-profit, has been documenting recent developments in kite traction – kite sailing in particular. The Foundation organizes and implements innovative educational projects using …

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Kite Sailing Symposium

The first Kite Sailing Symposium was a fast and furious weekend of events highlighted by lectures, discussions, and more than a little fun. Kicked off by a look at early …

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Drachen Foundation Newsletter: June 2009

Margaret Greger’s Whirlwind of Kites What makes someone memorable in kiting? It’s how they filled the skies, and in the case of Margaret Greger, she did just that.

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Board of Directors

  Director of Emeritus

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