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PrintCollection Name: Other
Collection Number: 4908
Post Type: Photo/s
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Artist or Author: Carsten Kiehn
Creation Year: 2014
Length: 200 cm
Width: 400 cm
Summay:
Replica in 1/3 of the original.
Constructor: Jakob Christian Hansen Ellehammer
The original dragon had the sailing dimensions:
9 m wingspan
4.5 m length plus
And was designed as an isosceles triangle
The center rod was doubled and connected by cord windings
He is connected directly to the ground by four flying lines
In the center of gravity of the dragon was a fifth line mounted on which one could climb up
This should be the first man-carrying kite
Related Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT_n3M3IAKM
Geographic: Denmark
Kite Type: Bowed
Materials: Bamboo, Cotton
Significance: Historical
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