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- From: jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu (Jeffrey C. Burka)
- Newsgroups: rec.kites,rec.photo
- Subject: Re: Query: Aerial photography with kites
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- Date: 4 Jan 93 04:27:26 GMT
- References: <1992Dec31.081233.2050@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu> <17758@umd5.umd.edu> <1993Jan1.173400.11878@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan1.173400.11878@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> ksampath@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Krishna S Sampath) writes:
- >In article <17758@umd5.umd.edu> jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu (Jeffrey C. Burka) writes about aerial photography:
- >>
- >>Unfortunately, I'm of no use when it comes to techniques, cameras, etc.
- >>However, I would like to relate that some of the most interesting aerial
- >>photos I've seen were taken from a camera attached to a stack of Revolutions!
- >> ....stuff.... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >>Jeff /
- >> --------
- >dumb question: -----------------------------/
- > /
- >what is a "stack of Revolutions?" will some one enlighten me?
-
- Whoops--sorry 'bout that. I hadn't noticed that this was cross-posted out
- of rec.kites.
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- A Revolution is a kite with 4 lines that can be moved in just about any
- direction and rotated around a variable point. What, to my mind, makes it
- good for this sort of application is that the flyer can control its
- height and cause it to hover in many different orientations, not just down-
- wind, but off to the sides as well.
-
- A single Revolution is not large enough to support the weight of anything
- other than a very light plastic camera. However, multiple kites can
- be strung together in a line, increasing the amount of weight that can
- be supported.
-
- Hope this helps...
-
- Jeff
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