At a national kite fly the winds got strong... as in 45 mph. Just the thing to kill kites. Organizers added an event. "y'all have two hours to build a kite that will fly safely in 45 mph winds." Lots of head scratching. Winners took the skin off of their kite frame. replaced it with fiberglass screen and taped it on with duct tape. The tape provided enough surface area to lift it and the screen gave it shape. I loved it.