Bowed
kite
A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag forces. A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors. Kites often have a bridle and tail to guide the fac ...
s such as the Japanese
rokkaku, and traditional versions of the more familiar "diamond" shaped kites such as the Malay or Eddy, are tensioned into a bow in order to improve their stability to the point where a tail often becomes unnecessary.
The classic long-tail diamond kite, with a simple two-point bridle, has its lateral roll or flutter (oscillation) greatly reduced or eliminated by a bow in its horizontal spar. Some modern designs use a fixed plastic joiner with a
dihedral shape instead of a bowed spar to achieve the same stability effect.
See also
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Tetrahedral kite
References
Bowed kites at the Virtual Kite Zoo.
External links
Kite IndexLink Directory, For All Kite Related Websites.*
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