Reconstructing the Cody glider kite

With information kindly supplied  by Jean Roberts and Paul Chapman.

http://www.sfcody.org.uk/glider.html

http://www.drachen.org/


AVIATION IN BRITAIN BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR:  THE WORK OF SAMUEL FRANKLIN CODY IN AIRSHIP, KITE AND AIRCRAFT AERONAUTICS 1903 - 1913

AVIATION IN BRITAIN BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR: THE WORK OF SAMUEL FRANKLIN CODY IN AIRSHIP, KITE AND AIRCRAFT AERONAUTICS 1903 - 1913© IWM (RAE-O 1084)

Version One

1/25th scale paper and stick model , taken from only two poor quality photos.



Version Two

1/20th scale version two in cloth, wrongly scaled and aligned centre line !







Version Three

Pattern adjusted and redrafted for 1/10th scale and checked against the 3d computer model made with Sketchup.



Click below image for the 3d view



3d model checked against the perspectives of the glider in the archive photos.































And checked against the recently received plans as drafted by Paul Chapman. 




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