Kite applications

The kite can be used for many applications. Air kites, water kites, bi-media kites, fluid kites, gas kites, kytoons, paravanes, soil kites, solid kites, and plasma kites have niche applications that are furthering the interests of humans in both peace and conflict. Non-human-made kites have applications; some spiders make use of kiting.

William Abner Eddy patented a kite. He used kites for aerial photography (KAP).

US646375 Willian A. Eddy kite patent image.

Photo of the ruins of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake by George Lawrence of Chicago. Photographed using a kite system to loft a panoramic camera.

William A. Eddy of Eddy-kite fame lifted cameras to take photographs of cities and landscapes. Today KAP is the hobby of many enthusiasts, is a tool for surveying land and animals, and a mode for artistic expression. Professor Charles Benton illustrates how KAP can grow in one's life. Scott Haefner has one of the most extensive collection of KAP photographs; he shares his technology. San Francisco. Those who do KAP are called kapers KAP.

The kite is frequently the vehicle for teaching aerodynamics, mathematics, art, history, culture, materials, cooperation, physical education, and problem solving.

George dickens's contribution being illustrated.

Painting of kite tugging wheeled vehicle.

Getting around in a kite buggy.

Transport people up into the sky with man-lifting kites for observation, entertainment, photography, recreation.

Man-lifter kite designed by Samuel Franklin Cody (1867–1913). As war kite observation of enemy, raising antenna.

Long-distance travel across land, ice, and sea started centuries ago, but today significant tasks of moving people and goods from point A to point B are occurring; this is so in great part from the advances in kites and kite systems designs and technology, better understanding of winds, and use of computers and GPS. In 1889 kite sailing was carefully instructed via controlling large kite systems towing boats: Aerial Apparatus

Free-flight cross-country hang gliding kites both in the hang glider style and the paraglider style are permitting trips of hundreds of miles; records are recorded by the FAI. George Pocock (inventor) was an early pioneer in kites for transportation. NASA continues to explore free-flying kites for delivering goods to earth surface and non-earth planet surfaces, including Mars. There are several projects for using very large kites to sail cargo ships currently underway: KiteSail(tm) and KiteShip (tm) along with a series of patents and improvements in control of large ship-carried kite systems aim to save significant amounts of fuel. Kiting one's kayak is getting a significant following A. Kinsman – kite kayaking tutorial..

...
Wikipedia