Kites

right|thumb|Various kites being flown

quadrilateral whose four sides can be grouped into two pairs of equal-length sides that are adjacent to each other

thumb|A kiteboarder being pulled across the water by a power kite Kiteboarding or kitesurfing 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 sports.

angle between the chord of a wing and the undisturbed airflow

thumb|270px|Snowkiting: Mount Rundle|Mt. Rundle, Banff N.P., [[Canada]] thumb|right|270px|Snowkiters use large kites to travel across snow and jump in the air. thumb|270px|Snowkiting on lake Kallavesi, Kuopio, Finland in March 2005. thumb| Snowkiting Snowkiting or kite skiing is an outdoor winter sport in which participants use kite power to propel them over snow or ice. The skier uses a kite to give them power over large jumps. The sport is similar to water-based kiteboarding, but with the footwear used in snowboarding or skiing. The principles of using the kite are the same, but in differen

Parasailing, also known as parascending, is an activity where individuals are harnessed to a modified parachute canopy that is designed to ascend into the air when towed behind a motor vehicle on land, or a recreational boat over water. Commercial parasailing operations can be found worldwide, with customized powerboats that can accommodate numerous passenger observers and up to three airborne parasailors at a time, wearing specially designed Body Harness w/ Tow Bar and/or seated in a Customized Gondola.

windsurfer and entrepreneur

high-altitude flying turbine for generating electricity

Type of wing for flying vehicles

science experiment on lightning and electricity

kite used in the sport of kite fighting

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thumb|200 px|Illustrations from Jalbert's 1966 patent, showing the keels and the airfoil shape.thumb|200 px|The NASA X-38 prototype makes a gentle lakebed landing at the end of a July 1999 test flight at the Dryden Flight Research Center.

type of kite

SkySails Group GmbH is a Hamburg-based company that sells kite rigs to propel cargo ships, large yachts and fishing vessels by wind energy as well as airborne wind energy systems for electricity production from high-altitude winds.

direct use or generation of wind energy

improvised weapon

Bekasi

abrasive string used to fly fighter kites

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large kite designed to provide significant pull to the user

thumb|A Helikite kytoon lifting a gyro-stabilised camera

land based, kite powered sport using a four-wheeled board

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geometric kite pattern

Yeonnalligi () is a Korean game. Yeon originates from the Chinese word , which means "kite". The game uses rectangle kites and is typically played on the Korean holiday Seollal. During Seollal, the kite is flown far away with the Sino-Korean word songaegyeongbok to fight against bad luck by cutting the thread connected to the kite around sunset. The word means to send off bad luck and greet good fortune.