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Indian fighter kite. Benjamin Franklin Eight types of kites. Margarita Island, Venezuela: kitesurfing A kite takes flight on a windy day.
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kite: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Further information on the history, making, or flying of kites may be found in Clive Hart, Kites: An Historical Survey, rev. and expanded 2nd ed. (1982); Pamela Houk (ed.), Art That Flies: Resource Packet (1991); Maxwell Eden, Kiteworks: Explorations in Kite Building and Flying (1989, reissued as The Magnificent Book of Kites, 1998); Scott Skinner and Ali Fujino (eds.), Kites: Paper Wings over Japan (1997); Tal Streeter, A Kite Journey Through India (1996); David Pelham, The Penguin Book of Kites (1976, reissued as Kites, 2000); and Will Yolen, The Complete Book of Kites and Kite Flying (1976, reissued 1979).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: NASA - Aerodynamics of a Kite. Dec 25, 2024
Add new Web site: American Kitefliers Association - Explore the world of Kites. Sep 06, 2024
Add new Web site: The New York Times - The Ancient History and Enduring Appeal of Flying a Kite. Mar 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - How Kites Fly. Dec 14, 2023
Media added. Jun 16, 2016
Replaced photograph. Aug 22, 2014
Add new Web site: Brown Paper Kite Site - Flexible Sled Kites. Feb 11, 2013
Add new Web site: Brown Paper Kite Site - Flexible Sled Kites. Feb 11, 2013
Added image of Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment. Sep 10, 2010
Added new Web site: The Virtual Kite Zoo. Sep 04, 2006
Article revised. Jun 18, 2004
Article revised. Feb 15, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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