This is John (you're not perfect) Browning's special page
John only comes out when the sun shines.
He made these little babies...
Once, John actually did some washing up !!
John's Daily Telegraph - with a slight difference
Quite a big Flaming difference !
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Hello
The correct way to stand to take a photo.
Signed Indentures - what more proof do you need ?
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FLASH BOTH ENDS
That's just like John............Flash both ends (Keith)
This is the ingenious back end plug
The Flash Both Ends really shows up well in the dark...
The back end plug really lights up !!
John does like to look up - even when it's dark :
30 seconds exposure whilst the ISS was going over
about 15 minutes later, across comes the Shuttle:
Point and shoot at an Iridium Flare:
About a 10 second exposure showing gradual brightening and then fading
Julian admiring the superb design and craftsmanship of John's innovative Sterling Engine
What John for forgot to mention, Was Julian burst out laughing when he saw John's Stirling Engine.
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Here is the one that John came to see. Isn't it a beauty ?
First Generation Bangas Generator
Things have moved on :
10% NaOH, 12V, 7A, 30min, 5.5 litres of BANGAS.
They were selling mighty fine hats at Ardingly
John's windy thingy
John Finally revealed the secret, so we all have world beaters now
John's very first go at making a woodgas stove.
It works! Just click the picture to see it go.
Now see the stove put to practical use. Really boiling a kettle of water.
This represents the acme of heat science and could be the answer to a lot of thorny problems facing mankind.
Continuing with the burny theme:
As you can see, you use the syringe to blast air into the film canister.
This shoots white spirit out of the nozzle up through a flame.
My goodness, you get a super flame along with that strange man in his garage
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Here's a picture of John's mighty fine Dragon
In full flight at Portsmouth.
John's KAP rig
All the usual functions and a direct from-the-camera video downlink.
This is the Clubhouse at Newlands Park with Cheltenham racecourse in the distance.
Here is lovely Teston
Here is Berrington Hall
There are more than 350 Rainbows, Brownies and Guides in this photo.
This is actually Keith's rig dangling from my big Rokaku.
There was a mighty strong wind at Southsea that day.
John makes and flies Fighters mostly
These little fighters need some finishing and then, after they have matured for a year or two, they will be splendid flyers.
After seeing John flying fighters at Brighton, a lady called Bex asked if he and others could fly
Afghan fighters for a film she wanted to make. What a lovely opportunity !
Mr Chapman came up with the kites and we flew them.
Here we are at the pub before we did some flying.
The film was a success and secured an MA for Bex.
You can see a shortened version of the film on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhxYumsGVdw
Inspired by the beautiful kites made by Claude Comallonga, John has attempted a few :
This one is called the Kite of a Thousand Hydrangea Petals
It flies wonderfully...
This one is a real miniature; it flys wonderfully.
With the light behind it, this one glows wonderfully.
A Good Flyer
Lovely pattern of Sycamore leaves.
Here is a picture of it flying...
I think I'll make another because it behaves like a very good fighter
More Sycamore - other leaves a bit difficult to come by in Winter !
It Flys just like a Suruga !
Big Commalonga influence here !
This one took a lot of making
.. and this one also took a lot of making
I call this one Sycamore Pictures
They said I couldn't bring back leaves from Australia..
Eucalyptus on the muslin/paper
Good Flyer..
I expect this one will need long tails
It did.....
Who knows if this one will Fly ??
Outriders Galore !!
Many, many people said it was pretty but wouldn't fly. However.....
It turned out to be a super flyer
And Pleased John no end..
Paul brought back some Bo Tree leaves from India
Bo Tree Leaves.
(looks a bit like the Eight of Hearts, doesn't it ?)
Good Flyer....
I found another Photinia in my neighbour's garden....
Look at the lovely vein patterns.
It looks splendid in the sky....
Here is my Tealeaf (T leaf) kite
It is coloured with tea, has tea leaves and is labelled Cha
This is my Photinia Ladder kite
It has a lot of stickery for the leaves to lift. Perhaps, with a good wind ?
Well, even in a bumpy wind, it flew well..
Can you see the pleased-as-Punch look ?
This one captures the Smoke bush.
The lacey stuff is the flower stem plumes (the smoke)
The smoke is very delicate....
Here it is flying
Whitebeam leaves are really lovely
A whitebeam Sagara
This one is really delicate - just the misty, lacey Cotinus smoke - and a few leaves
It flys well...
Even my bamboo shavings serve well - with some Sorbus leaves and some sticks and paper ..
Looking through the leaves
Delicate Leaf pattern
And it flies !
Here is a kite made from a couple of Conker tree leaves..
It flew well - even in a bumpy wind
Sumatra Influence using Whitebeam leaves:
A quirky little kite with Oak leaves :
Here it is in the window :
Another Sumatra kite; this time using bleached Beech leaves :
The leaf pattern is beautiful:
A Beech leaf, grass and paper ladder :
Here it is in the window:
The grass looks lovely against the paper:
