Alexander Wilson of Scotland first tried to use a kite in
1749. He used it to store meteorological data. Lightening
was studied by Benjamin Franklin in 1752, with the help of
kites. In 1893, Lawrence Hargrave, an Australian, used box
kite to carry out the studies related to meteorology and
aerodynamics. To make experiments, Alexander Graham Bell
used tetrahedral kites. Kites are of many types:


Bowed kites are stretched to form a bow like a Japanese
Rokkaku kite. This improves their strength to a point where
a tail is not required.


Foil kite are soft kites consisting of numerous cells spread
uniformly in which some or all are open at the front for
enabling air to inflate the kite taking on an aerofoil
section. Some kites are made, for use on water, having
limited air inlets present in the centre of the foils'
leading edge. This allows the air to go in and water out.
Internal hole in the sides of the cell help the entire kite
to inflate. Thus this kite gets inflated very slowly in
comparison to other kite having open fronted foil.


Stunt kite are of special type as these fly high into the
sky on two lines. The flyer can enjoy acrobatics such as
flips and twirls while he is flying the kite. Stunt kites
can fly with the maximum speed of 100 MPH.


Airfoil kite has an airfoil shape to lift the kite upwards.
It is also known as parafoil kite. These kites have chambers
filled with air that provide shape to the kite at the same
time lift the kite up into the sky. They do not use the
conventional frame of sticks that is rigid. The name
"parafoil" is given because they have "parachute" and
"airfoil". The absence of frame allows them to be folded
and stored in packs. Power kite is a classic example of
airfoil kite.




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