Keywords: Stratohawk 60in spanA.jpg Styrokite of the StratoHawk type of 60 in span designed and made by Edward Howard McWhirter His various Styrokites adventures were noted in public newspaper He wrote up illustrated instructions on how to make Styrokites; though he copyrighted the instructions as text he encourages people to make their own versions The base raw material is expanded polystyrene drinking cups EPS ; such foam plastic is commonly misnamed as Styrofoam which is a slightly different insulation material by Dow Chemical Company More properly the cups are EPS or just foam cups The copyrighted plans have been being offered free for the public to see read and use The photograph is of a StratoHawk Kite flying Cup use 12 Dart-Brand 20-ounce cups bought at Kmart Photographer Edward McWhirter Upload date March 3 2008 Image date Unknown circa 2000 Photo enlargement and captioning by Joe Faust Public domain Edward McWhirter Styrofoam kites |