Comment by Alex Arevalo on August 29, 2010 at 11:08am

Quite a lot of coordinated effort. Must've tested one's patience.
Nice bit of historical film.Thanks for posting it.

Comment by Peter Seddon on August 29, 2010 at 11:45am

They are flying a train of three Cody (aka Buffalo Bill) kites that Cody also used for man lifting purposes.

I have recently relocated my version of the Cody kite (it was very stable and with good lifting capability at a good steep line angle) made from ripstop nylon to fly with my grand daughter this next weekend!!

Peter

Moderator Comment by Gary Mortimer on August 29, 2010 at 12:10pm

I use a Cody as well, having built a couple but now I have an off the shelf one! Thats how I came across the clip I was looking at Codys

Comment by Sky Monkey on August 29, 2010 at 1:56pm

Another famous example from 104 years ago was the work of George Lawrence photographing the aftermath of the San Francisco 1906 earthquake. His amazing photos brought much aid from Washington.

http://activetectonics.asu.edu/kites/06eq.html

Comment by Steve on August 29, 2010 at 4:39pm

One shot at a time. Amazing!

Comment by Alex Arevalo on August 29, 2010 at 5:01pm

Fortunately, San Francisco always has good winds for kiting or sailing.

Moderator Comment by Chris Anderson on August 29, 2010 at 7:34pm

Comment by Alex Arevalo on August 29, 2010 at 8:12pm

Wasn't there a TV program on PBS that showed modern day aviators that weren't able to duplicate the Wright Brothers' feat? Why is that?

Comment by Martin Seven on August 30, 2010 at 3:50am

Probably beacuse they were um... unqualified. There are numerous working Flyer replicas all over the world.

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