Kite Biographies
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Anna Rubin Austrian artist Rubin has helped to launch a renaissance of artistic kite making. She is a fearless builder of amazing shapes, but retains a... |
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Art Ross For years, Canadian born Art Ross has produced spectacular, very large parafoils. His kites are characterized by their steady flight and lifting... |
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Ben Ruhe A powerhouse professional journalist and editor of Drachen's beloved Kite Journal, Ruhe has reported on the best and brightest of his... |
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Francis Rogallo Inventor of the flexikite, Rogallo is acknowledged as the father of modern hang gliding. His flexible wings were studied by NASA and have become... |
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Jean Roberts Living in one of the Cody family homes has led Jean to become the world’s authority on the life of Samuel Franklin Cody. She has been the... |
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Lawrence Rotch Founder of Harvard’s Blue Hill Observatory, Rotch was one of the leading international weather researchers who recognized the value of kites... |
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Marian and Richard Robertson The elder-statesmen of Texas kite flying, the Robertsons took up kite flying with their children and continue to fly today with their grand-... |
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Mark Ricketts Inventor of the Synergy Deca, a four-line sport kite that featured a tensegrity kite frame (a structure held rigid by opposing compression and... |
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Natalie and Paul Reynolds Both have been involved in kites for decades, and Paul is one of the informative and professional voices of kite festivals worldwide and a... |
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Peter Reese Reese is the author of a newer biography of Samuel Franklin Cody, The Flying Cowboy. This is a celebration of the exciting life of Sam... |