It was designed using an iterative lofting technique.
This gave rise to conic lofting, which used conic sections to model the position of the curve between the ducks.
Kites and kytoons were used for lofting communications antenna.
Lofting drop lines is one, but things don't stop there.
It is capable of lofting a 110 lb (50 kg) payload to a sub-orbital trajectory with an apogee of 140 miles (225 km).
Generally, boat building books have a detailed description of the lofting process, beyond the scope of this article.
It would have been capable of lofting a payload of up to 34,000 kg.
The magazine has construction plans for an egg lofting rocket.
