Controllable stunt kite having a pair of symmetrical bridles

Claim 1

A stunt kite comprising: a first spar member having first and second ends, a second spline member disposed substantially normal to said first member, and third and fourth spar members disposed diagonally relative to said first and second members and intersecting at said second member, said members being formed into a fixed frame; a covering disposed on said frame and having an outer surface and a longitudinal axis in alignment with said second member, said outer surface being symmetrical in shape about said longitudinal axis and having a lateral dimension which is greater than its dimension corresponding to its longitudinal axis; means forming said first member into a bowed shape, such that said covering is bowed into a generally convex configuration; a first bridle connected to said first member at a location intermediate said longitudinal axis and said first end and to said fourth member, said first bridle extending outside said outer surface and having a midpoint that lies above the center of gravity of the kite and serves as an attachment point; a second bridle connected to said first member at a location intermediate said longitudinal axis and said second end and to said third member so as to be symmetrical about said longitudinal axis to said first bridle, said second bridle extending outside said outer surface and having a midpoint that lies above the center of gravity of the kite and serves as an attachment point; and tail means connected to said third and fourth members proximate the respective bottom ends thereof for providing substantially equal stabilizing drag forces at the bottom corners of said covering, such that when lengths of line are connected to said attachment points the flight pattern of the kite is capable of being precisely controlled.