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  2. Kite mooring - Wikipedia

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    Kite mooring refers to a specific method used to secure a kite in flight. The two fundamental parts of a kite are the wing and the kite line.The kite must be moored to a mobile or fixed object to develop tension in the kite line which converts to lift and drag, enabling the kite to fly.

  3. Kite line - Wikipedia

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    A set of kite lines. In kiting, a line is the string or thin cord made of cotton, nylon, silk, or wire, which connects the kite to the person operating it or an anchor. Kites have a set of wings, a set of anchors, and a set of lines coupling the wings with the anchors. Kite lines perform various roles: bridle, control, tug, or special duty.

  4. Kite control systems - Wikipedia

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    Devices at the kite's bridle can be set to alter the relative lengths of sub-bridle lines in order to set the attitude of the kite so that the kite flies at a certain position of the potential positions; this can be done for one setting while the kite is readied for flight; but Kenneth C. Howard invited a device that can be operated on single ...

  5. Kite - Wikipedia

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    The resultant force vector from the lift and drag force components is opposed by the tension of one or more of the lines or tethers to which the kite is attached. [6] The anchor point of the kite line may be static or moving (e.g., the towing of a kite by a running person, boat, free-falling anchors as in paragliders and fugitive parakites [7 ...

  6. Kite types - Wikipedia

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    Two (or more) kites, kite-lined to one anchor, one mooring or one kite operator, are included here. Two kites (or more) communicating with each other for a purpose are coupled. Dragon kites Two categories: those mimicking the figure of a dragon in a decoration or figure kite, and those of a series of kites in a train or stack. [130] [131] [132 ...

  7. Your Cholesterol Could Be A Key Indicator Of Dementia. A ...

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    About one-third of the participants were taking a cholesterol-lowering medication during the study, but no one started or stopped their medication during the follow-up. During six years of yearly ...

  8. Kiteboarding - Wikipedia

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    The journey was completed between July/August 2010 and took over 24 days of kitesurfing. This trip is also the longest solo journey, completed without a support crew, using one kite and a 35-liter backpack . [36] The previous longest recorded kite journey was by Eric Gramond who completed a 13-day trip of 1450 km along the coast of Brazil. [37]

  9. Snoop Dogg Shares Hilarious Video of His Grandkids Receiving ...

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    Snoop Dogg's grandkids are going to have to be on their best behavior this holiday season!. On Thursday, Dec. 5 the rapper, 53, shared a video on his Instagram of two of his grandkids receiving a ...