What is the KPB?
Kite Plan Base is my long-running personal project. I’m Nilo Vélez, originally from Madrid but based in Seville, Spain, and I’ve been sharing kite plans online since the late 1990s. I started it as a simple link directory to interesting plans from around the web, but soon realized many were hosted on free services that tended to disappear, so I began archiving complete copies to keep them safe.
It currently contains more than 1,600 plans.
Kite Plan Base exists because seeing a kite you built with your own hands take off is one of the best parts of this hobby. Commercial kites are great for learning and progression, but I created this archive to give anyone the chance to build something themselves, starting from clear, dependable plans. The result today is a reference library where classic, obscure, and experimental designs can still be discovered, built, and enjoyed, no matter what happens to the original hosting.
Who I am
I’m a kite builder, flyer, and educator with years of experience designing and sharing plans. My own creations range from simple kites for workshops with children to more advanced models like Samba and K.W.A.I.N. I’ve taught people how to build kites through articles and video tutorials on traditional and modern designs, from sled and diamond kites to dragons and barn doors, always with a straightforward, no-nonsense approach. That same style guides how I organize and present Kite Plan Base.
What you’ll find here
- A structured catalogue of kite plans organized by type and line count, including single-line, stunt, traction, and multi-line designs in several languages.
- Complete copies of plans (HTML, images, or PDFs) with dimensions, bridles, materials lists, and notes, not just links that might break later.
- Designs from many creators, from quick workshop kites for kids to more technical freestyle and 3D kites.
How I maintain it
I curate and maintain all the content manually, updating categories, fixing broken entries, and adding new plans as they appear or are recovered. The focus stays on clarity and preservation, not on advertising or selling gear, so the site remains lightweight and centered on the plans themselves. Whenever possible, I credit original authors and keep links back to their pages, while hosting a local copy to ensure the information remains available for builders in the future. In that sense, Kite Plan Base acts more like a quiet, specialized library than a social network.
How to help
Sending plans:
If you have published a plan, or if you find one on the Internet that is not already listed, please send me its address.
Reporting errors:
If a plan doesn’t load, or you see that an image is missing, don’t hesitate to let me know.
Legal policy
The intellectual property of the plans stored in the KPB belongs to their respective authors; I only keep a copy of works that have already been published. On the other hand, the database management system, the website, and other applications currently in development are my own work.