CONTRIBUTORS

WERNER AHLGRIM

Bremerhaven, Germany

Active with kites for his entire life, Ahlgrim specializes in creating contemporary examples of such historical designs as the Brogden, Roloplan, and Cody, but he also creates almost-perfect contemporary box kites as well.

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PETER BOEKELHEIDE

Portland, Oregon

A graduate of Oberlin, Boekelheide took a year off from college when he earned a grant to study contemporary kites in China. He returned a year later to dig deeper into the kite world he had found there.

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PAUL CHAPMAN

Bistrol, England

Chapman, a former technical specialist in conceptual design of advanced fixed and rotary wing aircraft, now finds time to research the technical development of very early flying machines.

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WALTER DIEM

Hamburg, Germany

Diem co-authored Drachen Mit Geschichte (Kites with History), one of the finest bibliographies of kite material in Europe and a primer for enthusiasts interested in the design and technique of historical kites.

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JOE HADZICKI

San Diego, California

An engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur,   Hadzicki is one of three brothers who started Revolution Enterprises, the first to make a completely controllable four-line kite. The Rev has been the standard for the kite industry for twenty years.

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GARY HINZE

San Jose, California

One of the first contributors to the Drachen Kite Journal, Hinze continues to follow his own path in kiting. He is a serious researcher of kite performance who can’t pass up the chance to try something new and put it to the test.

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DOUWE JAN JOUSTRA

Zutphen, The Netherlands

Kite-maker and -fanatic Joustra has been instrumental in several Drachen Foundation kite symposiums. With a fair and open approach, he shares his knowledge and resources with anyone who asks.

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DAVE LANG

Vashon Island, Washington

A veteran aeronautics and space dynamics engineer, Lang designed the flight simulators on which all NASA astronauts trained for the Gemini, Rendezvous, and Apollo lunar missions.

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JANE D. MARSCHING

Boston, Massachusetts

Digital media artist Marsching is currently an Assistant Professor at Massachusetts College of Art in Studio Foundation. She received her MFA in photography from The School of Visual Arts, New York City, in 1995.

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SIM SARAK AND CHEANG YARIN

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Instrumental in reestablishing the traditional craft of kite making throughout Cambodia, Sarak and Yarin’s extensive travels across the country resulted in Khmer Kites, a book that has brought the long Cambodian kite history to light.

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Dek Sarin

SCOTT SKINNER

Monument, Colorado

A former Air Force instructor pilot, Drachen’s board president has flown and designed kites for three decades.

Skinner’s military training created the structure for him to express himself as avisionary kite artist.

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WOLFRAM WANNRICH

Korschenbroich, Germany

Wannrich has become increasingly involved with historical kite designs over the years. His current focus is on kites from Germany and kites from the Steiff company.

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PETER AND ANNE WHITEHEAD

Wellington, New Zealand

Longtime members of the New Zealand Kitefliers Association, the Whiteheads have been involved with kites for over 30 years. Peter is a skilled kite maker, and Anne contributes greatly to the search for the world’s kite-related postage stamps.

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ROB WHITEHURST

New Orleans, Louisiana

Fascinated by Vietnamese culture and kites, Whitehurst returned to Vietnam last year to commission traditional kiteflutes. Drachen Foundation thanks him for sharing his knowledge and connections, opening the door to Vietnam.

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Articles

• Story for the Sky JANE D. MARSCHING
• In Search of the Chinese Kite PETER BOEKELHEIDE
• Soaring Kite Sugoroku SCOTT SKINNER
• My Red River Delta Kite Day ROB WHITEHURST
• Aeropleustics or A Buggy Good Time in Bristol PAUL CHAPMAN
• September 1989, West Berlin PETER AND ANNE WHITEHEAD
• The Flexible Happening 43 DOUWE JAN JOUSTRA
• Life and Hope SIM SARAK AND CHEANG YARIN
• Flying Expanded Polystyrene Gliders as Kites GARY HINZE
• Energy and the Possible Applications of Kites Preface and Background DAVE LANG NIST/TIP
  • White Paper ALI FUJINO, DAVE LANG, KEVIN MAHAFFY
  • Kite Power for the Weekend Warrior JOE HADZICKI
• Richard Steiff The Genial Kite Maker WALTER DIEM
• Original Replicas WOLFRAM WANNRICH & WERNER AHLGRIM

Tethered Flights: Drachen Foundation Musings

• En Vuelo Libre (In Free Flight) SCOTT SKINNER
• The Way We Were  SCOTT SKINNER