Awesome 3D Printed Kites

[Brian_Krassenstein]

Inspired by the Thingiverse 'Catch the Wind' Challenge, the love of the Legend of Zelda, and flying kites, German product design student Sergej Bekauv decided to create a 3D printed Triforce kite. Drawing out the design on paper and prototyping a few iterations before coming across a 3D printed parametric hinge design on Thingiverse by Benjamin Morgan, Bekauv designed 27 frame parts using Rhino software. After about 2-3 days of print time on his CTC 3D printer and then glued together and assembled with a sailcloth, Bekauv now has a fully functional kite that changes shape delightfully--and he's made the files available for download on Thingiverse. Check it out here: http://3dprint.com/87032/3d-printed-triforce-kite/

Below is a photo of the 3D printed Triforce kite flying:

[curious aardvark]

I do like the way it folds flat :-)
Very neat.