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Comparison of Kites Used for KAP

Kite	Pull @ 2Bft.*	Pull @ 3Bft.*	Line	Wind Range (Bft)*	Flying Angle	Surface Area	Retail Price $US	Comments
Sutton Flow Form 30	6#	23#	250#	2-4	40-45°	30sqft	$200	Compact Storage Size --- Low Flying Angle
Sutton Flow Form 16	3.5#	10#	150#	2-4	40-45°	16sqft	$100	Compact Storage Size ---- Low Flying Angle
Delta Conyne 13.5'	~10# ¹	34# ¹	250#	2-3	<58°	40sqft?	$200	High Flying Angle --- Good Long-Line Launches
Delta Conyne 9.5'	4#	11#	150#	2-3	60°	29.4sqft	$100	High Flying Angle --- Good Long-Line Launches
Delta 9'	?	?	80#	2-3	70°	21sqft	$85	High Flying Angle --- Good Long-Line Launches
Rokkaku 7'	?	?	200#	2-3	?	30sqft	$200	Very Steady
Dopero	?	?	?	?	?	?	$235	Great for low winds. Heavy rig? Try the Maxi
Double Sled	?	?	?	?	?	?	$65	Simple Homemade Construction
Pilot 50	?	?	250-500#	2-3	+45°	50sqft	$250	A low wind soft kite

* - Bft stands for Beaufort. A discussion of the Beaufort Scale and why it makes more since for KAP use appears on the Basics/Wind page. ** - Minimum wind for the Cody tested was 8mph. A Lighter Cody would lower the minimum wind speed. ¹ The pull measurements for the 13.5' DC were taken at the high end of 3Bft and the low end of 4Bft. The 2Bft figure is an estimate derived from anectdotal evidence from Walter Anderson. Share your experieces using one of these kites by clicking on the kite name and then select Comments at the bottom of page for that kite. Your comments could help someone new to KAP to select a kite for KAP work. If you would like to fill in some of the spaces with question marks then go to the Cooperative Kite Pull Experiment on the Basics page