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A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag forces. [ 2 ] A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors. Kites often have a bridle and tail to guide the face of the kite so the wind can lift it. [ 3 ]
The Mississippi kite was first named and described by the Scottish ornithologist Alexander Wilson in 1811, in the third volume of his American Ornithology. [2] [3] Wilson gave the kite the Latin binomial name of Falco mississippiensis: [2] Falco means "falcon", while mississippiensis means from the Mississippi River in the United States. [4]
A red kite skull. Red kite, falconry Adlerwarte Obernberg am Inn, Upper Austria. Red kites are 60 to 70 cm (24 to 28 in) long [14] with a 175–195 cm (69–77 in) wingspan; males weigh 800–1,200 g (28–42 oz), and females 1,000–1,300 g (35–46 oz). [3] It is an elegant bird, soaring on long wings held at a dihedral, and long forked tail ...
Park Ranger Tom White demonstrates a replica of the Wright brothers' 1899 box kite at the Wright Brothers National Memorial. On July 27, 1899, the brothers put wing warping to the test by building and flying a biplane kite with a 5-foot (1.5 m) wingspan, and a curved wing with a 1-foot (0.30 m) chord. When the wings were warped, or twisted, the ...
Kite is the common name for certain birds of prey in the family Accipitridae, particularly in subfamilies Milvinae, Elaninae, and Perninae. [1] The term is derived from Old English cȳta (“kite; bittern”), [2] possibly from the onomatopoeic Proto-Indo-European root * gū- , "screech." [3][4]
Wau bulan (Kelantanese: Wa bule; Jawi: واو بولن ; lit. ' moon kite') is an intricately designed Malaysian kite (normally with floral motifs) that is traditionally flown in the Malaysian state of Kelantan. It is one of Malaysia's national symbols, some others being the hibiscus. The reverse side of the fifty-cent coin of Malaysia (1989 ...
Kiteboarding or kitesurfing[ 1 ] is a sport that involves using wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across a water, land, snow, sand, or other surface. It combines the aspects of paragliding, surfing, windsurfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and wakeboarding. Kiteboarding is among the less expensive and more convenient sailing ...
[12] [13] [14] Ancient and mediaeval Chinese sources describe kites being used to measure distances, test the wind, lift men, signal, and communicate and send messages. [15] Kites spread from China around the world. After its introduction into India, the kite further evolved into the fighter kite, which has an abrasive line used to cut down ...