Show he wants to send his kites to war kites are weapons of war in the opinion of domina C jalbert of woonsocket R I 1 who says they can be used for towing signaling and barrage protection against dive bombers attached to a life raft a good sized kite would not only serve to attract searching parties but would also tow the raft in the direction of the prevailing wind he says jalbert a research designer in a war plant has developed his kite ideas into an extensive hobby he has made them in sizes from 4 to 17 f feet wide and weights from a half pound to 17 pounds to demonstrate the lifting power of his kites jalbert attaches a josuns bo suns chair to a kite line then amm places dorothy his 11 year old daughter in the chair she is shown at an altitude of feet 4 og ev F P 21 Z 1 KT 1 A A V f S 1 7 V left inset one of these tots could easily be carried skyward by one of Jal Jalbert beres 1 s larger kites bottom A big kite is assembled all of aalberts Ja lberts kites are wider than they are high 04 V y V p J E k 4 two views of kite enthusiasts who surround jalbert with some of his 24 creations which these youths are always ready to help him fly most of these kites have a pull of pounds and require winds of 10 to 40 miles an how hour for a takeoff norte none require a running tow below this is aalberts Ja lberts pride and joy it is 17 feet wide a nd 10 feet high its pulling power is so great Z that it once hauled an automobile several hundred et across a field until the cars brakes were applied this type of kite could be used to tow a life raft I 1 7 1 1 U Z m V 4 IN OR az in 1897 a lieutenant wise of the U S army devised a kite which carried him 50 feet up VC |