Issue 25 Table of Contents Part 1
Cocky Eek. Achieving dream of human flight, cover.
Farewell. Bidding Journal’s readers goodbye, p. 4.
Cody. Auction of collection expands Drachen reach, pp. 5-8.
Francis Rogallo. Toy kite leads to hang glider, pp. 9-10.
Surveillance. U-boats use rotary wing kite in war, p. 10.
Paul Garber. Kites as the fountain of youth, p. 11.
Jan Houtermans. Making kites the Stone Age way, p. 12.
Bat catching. A moment in ancient kite history, p. 13.
Korea. Kite time capsules in Foundation’s collection, p. 13.
Oldest. 18 th century Dutch Peartop comes to U.S., pp. 14-16.
Domina Jalbert. ‘Brother of the wind’ at work, p. 17.
Pakistan. Kiteflying as a criminal activity, p. 18.
Charlie Brown. Touchstone of a generation, p. 19.
Altitude record. High flying in Germany, p. 20.
Falconry. Kites used to train hunting birds, pp. 21-22.
Kite-herding dog. Border collie shows its stuff, p. 22.
Kiteboating. Big kites pull small boats in Maui, pp. 23-24.
Peter Lynn. Inventor, showman is assessed, pp. 25-27.
Peter Lynn Jr. Kitesailing in the early days, p. 28.
Show biz. Kiting for the multitudes in Orlando, p. 29.
Philippines. Power to the people, p. 30.
Aerial faceoff. Gull bests kite in sky duel, p. 30.
Cuba. Flying fighters with skillful children, p. 31.
Kite-o-rang. Screwball project produces odd hybrid, p. 32.
Business. Sharks circle in the kite world, p. 32.
Washington, D.C. Kite merry-go-round on national mall, p. 33.
Business. Kitemaking as a cottage industry, p. 33.
Tourism. Kitefliers employing travel scams and ploys, p. 34.
Wit and wisdom. Finn hails the lighter side of kiting, pp. 35-38