The Wright Brothers were skilled at kite flying, and it was their years of kite flying that directly led to the invention of their airplane. One day while flying box kites at Kitty Hawk, the brothers discovered that …

A kite will fly if it finds enough wind to lift it and keep it in the sky. Successful kite flight depends upon establishing and maintaining a balance between the upward force of lift, the downward force of …

Our purpose is to educate the public in the art, history, technology, and practice of building and flying kites – to advance the joys and values of kiting in all nations.

Kite events around the world help introduce people to the fun of kite flying, the rich history of kites, the stunning artistry of kitemakers, and how kites can be used as educational tools.

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Kites were regarded as curiosities at first and had little impact on European culture. In the 18th and 19th centuries, kites were used as vehicles and tools for scientific research.

Among the principal researchers was Alexander Graham Bell, already quite famous as the inventor of the telephone, who developed the tetrahedral kite. The tetrahedron is theoretically the strongest, …

Thanks to Paul Garber, a spectacular kite festival is held each spring since 1967 on the Mall at the Washington Monument, which is currently the home flying field for the local kite club, Wings Over …

It was their years of kite flying that directly led to the invention of the airplane. The early experiments of the Wright brothers involved studying buzzards and other birds, and flying kites.

There has been a great resurgence of kite traction over the last few years, with New Zealand’s Peter Lynn’s invention of the kite buggy: a low riding three wheeled buggy that is steered with the feet …