New-York tribune., 1896-05-04
LATEST STYLES IN KITES.

The models which being experimental with at
the weather Bureau adaptations from several
which have been tried before. although In several
Instances the adjustment and shape OF the kite are
the invention Of the officers Of the Bureau. The
NOS, Interesting and novel. and tho one which Pro-
fesso. Moore thinks has given the best result so
fsr is what is known as a cellular kite. The model
the writer saw was n small one. although larger
one which they used last week vas five feet hSh ana
,yo foe, broad This kite In rho air looks not unlike
huge drygoods box. II consists OF Il framework buit
OF light wooden strips, AMI forms two boxes or
coils omen at the ends. through which the wind
goes while the kite is IN the air. inclined at an
angie perhaps OF % degrees TO the horizontal The
covering Of this framework. which makes tho boxes
is black Chinese silk which. though transparent. Is
very light and strong. The advantage or the Gel
hlar kite is that without any tail whatever. by a
propcr adjustment Of the cord the kite holds itself
in the air in a remarkably stable manner. and
under good conditions does not dive shoot to one
s!e or tho other at any slight pun OF wind. This
* curious when II i, considered that this Kite 10
fastened but one pace THIS stability Is "a. due to
tho fact that tho air sweeping through the irst Gel
passes the top OF the second cell pushing me
back Of the kite down which Is In turn. pushed up
by the wind tho under side This pressure on tne
ION OF the back cell takes the place OF the tall Tor II
Is absolutely ,at IN tt s4 the srins
and the instruments which are TO be sent up with II
name Of Lawrence Hargrave. OF stanwell Park
e'nfion Ncw-South Wales. who has been expert
m
is5 The cellular kites. however. were not produced
until year before last, when he used them for the
,rrnnse ~ raising himself and one or his motor
Gvng machines Intending to cut loose from the Kite
after ceftng at IA sufficient distance above the
ar,b.s surface for the purposes OF experimenting
Win the motor In the case Of one OF his asccn.
sIons the weight OF Mr. Hargrave and his kites tof
,,I,.h thero were four) toggles. lines and instru-
m@nts was POS pounds. This weight was hauled up
into Tho air by 2S2 square feet OF lifting surface or
- Tho rate Of nineteenth OF pound 10 the square
foot Samuel A. Potter who Is working with THIS
Lite IN the Bureau experiments, has succeeded in
c,ttnr the kite to rise with the string AT an angle
Of 60 degrees To the surface Of the earth. Keeping
This nosion during the entire time II Is In the air
The larger the angle the more valuable Is the KITE
Tor the purposes OF upper-air explorations FOR II
needs ,ess line-upOn which there Is less pullman
when the kite Is nearer the surface OF the earth
with n small angle -,
Wr Potter took the small cellular kite up on the
roof of the Weather Bureau and. after one or two
nsuccessful attempts, because OF the shifting wind.
The new shaped kite, taess and square Ike boz.
new up into tho air and maintained It's position win
steadness In spite OF the fact that the
dav was n wet one and the wind bolserous and un-
certain shifting from one point OF the compass TO