www.foreverflying.com
Makers of one of the best of box kites around!
Forever Flying, L.L.C.
2528 Spring Ave, SW
Decatur, AL 35601-6345
(beside Whitt's BBQ)
Phone: (256) 308-0988
Fax: (256) 308-0658
Email: info@foreverflying.com
Store Hours: Monday-Saturday / 10am-6pm CST
Manager: Shawn E. Donahoo
Member Merchant
Feel welcome to email me (info@foreverflying.com) with questions or comments.
Fly one...
Remember when Box Kites ruled the Skies?
Buffalo Box Kites are known throughout the world for their
quality and flying ease. Assembly and disassembly takes less
than one minute for transporting to your favorite breeze. They
come in 4 distinct sizes and 15 exciting colors!
YES, THE SKY CAN BE YOURS, WITH FEW STRINGS ATTACHED!
Fly three...
About the World Famous BUFFALO BOX KITES!
Buffalo Box Kites are made of an assortment of wild, hot
colors in 3/4 ounce Rip Stop nylon—the 2 ft. PeeWee, 3 ft.
Zinger, 4 ft. Brawny and 6 ft. MR. BIG! We use only the very
best hand sanded, light weight, airplane grade woods in each
kite. Double sets of cross sticks ensure a drum tight sail area
for fantastic flights every time! "Boxes" can be easily joined
together to create a fascinating sculpture that flies as great as
it looks. This combination of sturdy construction and
eyecatching beauty makes any size Buffalo Box Kite a flying
delight! Over 21,000 of these kites have been sold worldwide.
Kitefliers in New Zealand, Japan, China, India, England,
Germany, Austria and Australia are all proud owners of these
beauties. Great for ages 3 to 99!
Fly five!...
...or more!!!... This is 9 Box Kites flown as one!
You can imagine the fascinating "Sky Sculptures" you can create, with Buffalo Box Kites!
Photo Courtesy afoss@gate.net
Here are the sizes available in an assortment of colors:
2ft. PeeWee.....$19.95 use 20lb line
3ft. Zinger.........$28.95 use 50lb line
4ft. Brawny.......$39.95 (most popular size) use
80lb line
6ft. Mr Big........$119.95 (custom colors at no charge) use
200lb line
12 ft (New).......$395 (custom colors at no charge)
These wonderful kites are no longer available (from us) due to the death of the manufacturer. The Pandora Box Kite from Dyna-Kites would be the next-closest substitute we could offer. It only comes in the 4ft model for $34.95.
These photo's are from the first World Record Attempt, in Lakes Entrance, South Australia! 101 Box kites, in Australia's green and yellow national colors! It was November, 1995
The following was posted on the Internet for all the world to see:
Newsgroups: rec.kites
From: bh891@freenet.buffalo.edu (Meg Albers)
Subject: Box kite record at World Cup
Reply-To: bh891@freenet.buffalo.edu (Meg Albers)
Date: Tue Nov 14 22:35:07 1995
We were quite excited about a call we received at 6:45 this
morning from Australia. An ecstatic Richard Dutton called to
tell us that he was successful in his record-breaking attempt
at the "Most Box Kites Flown in a Train" at the World Cup.
The two foot box kites, made by the "Buffalo Kite Company",
were each custom made; green and yellow
(Australia's national colors); and silk-screened with the
festival logo. The train of 101 kites was lofted and hung
rock-steady against the Australian sky. Each kite was
individually numbered and later meticulously signed by each
of his team captains. The roster read like a Who's-Who of
veteran kitefliers: Corey Jensen, Michael Alvares, Dan Buxton,
Dick Hargrave (great-great grandson of Sir Lawrence
Hargrave)... to name just a few.
Anyways, Richard's train of box kites was assembled indoors
in a mall and was walked in procession to the flying field,
along with a police escort stopping traffic along the way.
After a flawless launch, it hung in the sky for over fifteen
minutes as the crowd cheered, cameras clicked and video
cameras taped. As an impromtu finale, the train was fashioned
into a 300' arch, much to the chagrin of those who claimed an
arch of box kites could never fly!
Congratulations Richard, we never doubted you....
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May the winds be always at your back, /^\
< > Sky's The Limit
Meg \ / Buffalo, NY
http://freenet.buffalo.edu/~bh891 `-x--x--x--x--x--x—
This is a stack of 25 Buffalo Box Kites, as flown by Bill Albers, a fellow Buffalonian, in Weymouth England!
Photo courtesy of Tony Reiser
This is 111 Box Kites, on a single line, flown as an arch! They said it couldn't be done, but we did it!
This was our second World Record, set at Wildwood New Jersey, May 1996.
Last Updated 3/26/2005