Kites

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Seattle Kite Festival CHINESE NEW YEAR... [|Year of the Snake](Jr. Dragon) Multiples of 12 zodiac [|IMAGES OF SNAKE KITES] [|Kite Flying in JAPAN] [|Timeline for the history of FLIGHT] [|CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF KITE HISTORY]

A kite consists of these basic parts:
Other Terms for the kite flier:
 * **The Spine.** The up-and-down, or vertical stick that you build your kite around.
 * **The Spar.** The support stick(s), that are placed crossways or at a slant over the spine. Sometimes they are curved or bowed.
 * **The Frame.** The joined spine and spars, usually with a string connecting their ends, that form the shape of the kite and make a support for the cover.
 * **The Cover.** The paper, plastic, or cloth, that cover the frame to make a kite.
 * **The Bridle.** One or more strings attached to the spine or spars, which help control the kite in the air.
 * **The Flying Line.** The string running from the kites’ bridle, where you hold to fly the kite.
 * **The Tail.** A long strip of paper or plastic of ribbon that helps to balance the kite in flight. Not all kites need tails.
 * **The Reel.** The object you use to wind your flying line, to keep it form getting tangled or flying away.
 * **Dihedral.** The bend of a kite
 * **Sail.** The skin or cover of the kite.
 * **Flaps.** Openings or cuts that hang from the top of the kite.
 * **Leading Edge.** Top section of the kite
 * **Trailing Edge.** Bottom section of the kite.
 * **Lift and drag**...

[|The Drachen Foundation] [|Pre made kite kits] About Kites Panels =[|Using Kites to Teach Science] article= ==Sandra Skea, a fifth grade teacher at The Mott Hall School in New York City, describes an interdisciplinary project in which her students researched, designed, built, and wrote about kites. [|article]==

To save you a lot of time downloading different plans, here is a list grouped according to suitability.

[|RECIPE AND DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING YOUR OWN KITE]

Index
[|Back to Anthony's Kite Workshop]
 * [|Introduction]
 * [|Materials Used]
 * [|Building...]
 * [|Cut the Kite Sail(s)]
 * [|Decorate the Sail]
 * [|Cross Spar Dihedral]
 * [|Preparing the Spars]
 * [|Tape Spars to the Sail]
 * [|Knots for Kiteflyers]
 * [|Bridling the Kite]
 * [|Attach a Tail]
 * [|Flying your New Kite]
 * [|Diamond Kite Train]
 * [|Notes for a Kite Class]
 * [|Larger Diamond Kites]
 * [|Peoples Responses] (separate page)
 * [|Directory of sail patterns and designs]