From the Top View, we see thatĮach panel is inclined to the front at a 45 degree angle. Of the box kite is a square, there are four panels on the top andįour on the bottom to form the two boxes. Notice that this is a 'projected' area, not a geometric area. (colored yellow) and the projected area of the top and bottom boxes (colored green). (You learn how to compute the area of various shaped objects in middle school).įor this winged box kite, this would include the full area of both wings Is the frontal projected area of all of the To visualize in one view than in another.īeginning with the Front View, we note that the surface area-A We use three view diagrams because some geometrical variables are easier In a three view diagram, an object is shown from the front, side, and top with This page shows a three view diagram of a winged box kite.
Of shapes and sizes, but the definitions found on this Will simplify our studies of kite aerodynamics. An excellent way to gain an understanding and a feel forĪnd you can study many of the fundamentals of airplaneīecause a kite works very much like an airplane.Īs with an airplane, there are some geometrical definitions which
