what would i use to make at least a 15 foot kite?

Question

i had a wacky plan to make a giant kite just for spite and to see if i could accomplish it. more or less likely i tried to draw designs of the kite but they have all faced the shredder. im stumped on what material i would use for ascending the huge kite and where would i get it. if anyone has any insight on my silly yet fun goal, let me know. it would be greatly apriciated

Answer 1

Use a proper plan for a huge kite, and make sure you know what to expect in the draw strength of the kite.
(Some people have been lifted over houses just by a kite!)
Here is a site of a kite association:
http://www.aka.kite.org/
They have lots of info, and a forum for the questions you have left afterwards.

Answer 2

http://www.2020site.org/kite/

http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/exp_kite.html

http://www.skratch-pad.com/kites/make.html

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/craftskites/index.htm

http://www.littletoyairplanes.com/kite/kitebuild.html

http://deseretnews.com/photos/e042403kite1.pdf

http://www.kitebuilder.com/plans.html

http://www.usus.org/timo/355days/2004/10/how_to_build_a_kite_photo.php

http://www.boyslife.org/workshop/kite.pdf

http://www.cc.utah.edu/~srs8/Kite%20project.htm

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/kite1.html

Hi
These are not the size you asked for, but I think
you will get enough information to build one from
these sites.

Answer 3

You can purchase parachute silk at army surplus stores. I would use bamboo for the sticks and 50lb test fishing line for the string.