Description
Butterfly 30″ Diamond Kite
One of our top-selling kites! The Butterfly 30″ Diamond Kite features a stunning, colorful butterfly in a fully printed design. Diamond Kites are easy to fly and make great indoor decor. The color-coordinated tails complement the kite and lend stability. Now in a shorter packaging optimized to ship!
- Weather-resistant ripstop fabric and fiberglass rods.
- Brightly colored, detailed printed design.
- (3) attached 12′ color-coordinated tails.
- Easy to assemble.
- Kite line with handle and kite bag included.
- Recommended wind range: 6 to 20 MPH
Brand: In the Breeze
How do you fly a kite?
- Choose a day with light to moderate winds (about 5–25 mph or 8–40 kmh).
- Put your kite together inside.
- Stand with your back to the wind and hold the kite up until it catches.
- Release the kite and let out some of the line, keeping it fairly taut.
- Pull the line gently to help the kite ascend.
- Reel in the line slowly and walk toward the kite to land it.
Beaufort Wind Scale for use with Butterfly 30″ Diamond Kite
Developed in 1805 by Sir Francis Beaufort, U.K. Royal Navy
Force Wind
(Knots)WMO
ClassificationAppearance of Wind Effects On the Water On Land 0 Less than 1 Calm Sea surface smooth and mirror-like Calm, smoke rises vertically 1 1-3 Light Air Scaly ripples, no foam crests Smoke drift indicates wind direction, still wind vanes 2 4-6 Light Breeze Small wavelets, crests glassy, no breaking Wind felt on face, leaves rustle, vanes begin to move 3 7-10 Gentle Breeze Large wavelets, crests begin to break, scattered whitecaps Leaves and small twigs constantly moving, light flags extended 4 11-16 Moderate Breeze Small waves 1-4 ft. becoming longer, numerous whitecaps Dust, leaves, and loose paper lifted, small tree branches move 5 17-21 Fresh Breeze Moderate waves 4-8 ft taking longer form, many whitecaps, some spray Small trees in leaf begin to sway 6 22-27 Strong Breeze Larger waves 8-13 ft, whitecaps common, more spray Larger tree branches moving, whistling in wires
