2 inch Sotich Hata, balloon tissue
This is my second Hata, but the first this size.
It is a bit different than my other miniature kites, so far.
My first Hata was larger than the spars I currently have to work with, so it is framed with monofilament (which is heavier and more flexible than the other spar material).
My spars fit the 2 inch Hata fine, so being lighter, I used them. However, being stiffer the kite was too flat to fly. I hadn’t left room to tie the bowline that I’ve used on my Eddy and Shield kites, so I tried bending the spreader to create a dihedral, as shown below.
Bending spreader to create dihedral in flat kite.
Fortunately the immediate results were perfect, the kite flew great.
I’ll see how the dihedral stands up to my current storage method.