kite

     

A kite is a flying tethere object that depends upon the tension of a tethering system. The necessary lift that makes the kite wing fly is generated when air (or in some cases water) flows over and under the kite's wing, producing low pressure above the wing and high pressure below it. This deflection also generates horizontal drag along the direction of the wind. The resultant force vector from the lift and drag force components is opposed by the tension of the one or more lines or tethers. The anchor point of the kite line may be static or moving (e.g., the towing of a kite by a running person, boat, or vehicle).

Trivia about kite

  • Strangely, Ben Franklin's list of over 200 synonyms for "drunk" omits "As high as" one of these
  • Let's go & fly one of these; maybe a flat, box or delta type
  • In the Middle Ages, circular shields were largely replaced by this shape, like something kids would "go fly"
  • Soaring object in the title of the following:(sometimes you're told to "Go fly" one)
  • The Megabite, which set a world record in 1997 for the largest one of these flown, was 210 feet long including the tails
  • A flat one needs a tail to supply drag & to keep it pointed to the sky
  • This toy is a rudimentary airfoil whose height is controlled by playing out the string
  • Let's go fly the swallow-tail species seen here