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In many parts of the world kite-fighting is a traditional pastime. The object being to either knock or cut your opponent's kite out of the sky - and (in theory) keeping that fallen kite for yourself.
Most of these fighting designs are small manouverable diamond-shaped, single-line kites. [search on 'Indian fighter kites' for example]
Some fighting designs are larger, e.g. the Japanese Rokkaku kite which is much more stable than the smaller fighters and these are manoeuvred to fight mainly by the fliers running around their opponents.
There is a more sustainable form of kite fighting popularised by fliers in the USA (using modern variations on Asian fighters); 'Line touch' competitions involve trying to outmanoeuvre your opponent to get either above or below their line when called by the judge to go for a top or bottom line touch.
There is a growing movement of fighter kiters in the USA who have evolved the traditional kites into very high performance designs. [search on NAFKA]
The most common recreational use of the smaller fighter kites though, is practice flying (solo or with friends).
The fighter kite is a very rewarding kite to fly just for the fun of it! They are quick, responsive, and challenging.
Flying a 'fighter' involves a much greater degree of 'synergy' between kite and flier than most multi-line kites. Due to the fact it has only got one line and is nearly flat, the inherent instability of the fighter kite makes it want to spin on the spot, but pulling steadily on the line forces the sail back into a V and creates a 'keel' making it fly straight. When you release the pull and let the line slip out, the kite turns and spins. Blending these two characteristics with the physics of momentum leads to some amazing tricks!
It takes a bit of time, patience, and the occasional broken kite, but once you 'get it' you'll be hooked! Commanding a spin in either direction, power dives from height then spinning back upwards two feet off the ground. Parallel ground passes, drawing shapes, flat flick-spins like a frisbee etc - on a single-string kite!! Good fun and very 'zen-rich'.
Go try it!
Wait until its dark and attach tiny lights to your fighter - you have the fastest moving UFO on the planet :). I've had the police come to see what was going on.
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What are the different kinds of kites?
fighter kite, indoor kite, flat kite, soft kite
How do you build a fighter kite?
erm.....i dont know come again!
What is a bull fighter that uses flags called?
a matador.
What are the uses of a kite?
The uses of kites are unlistable. You cannot list all the uses. They are used for spying in battles. They are used for games. Or even just for fun.
Does Mexico have fighter jets?
Mexico uses small numbers of F-5 Tigers.
What are the current uses of the kite?
Kites are used in fishing for Bill Fish, by suspending a bait on the surface of the water. the kite is let out on it's own line. the bait is attached to the kite by a tension release clip. When the fish strikes the bait it pulls the fishing line from the tension clip.
How much fuel does a fighter jet use?
the ammount of fuel a fighter jet uses depends on they type of aircraft EG. how many engines, how big they are ect. for example the SR-71A blackbird uses around 3.6 kilalitres of fuel an hour
What of rising action of emperor ang the kite?
In "Emperor and the Kite," the rising action includes Princess Djeow Seow being trapped in a tower by her brothers, her clever use of a kite to communicate with the common people, and her eventual rescue by a young boy named Hwei Min. These events lead to the climax where Princess Djeow Seow uses her kite-flying skills to outsmart her brothers and prove her worth.
Which polygon has line symmetry but not rotational symmetry?
A kite, for example.A kite, for example.A kite, for example.A kite, for example.
What is the singular possessive form for kite?
The singular possessive form of "kite" is "kite's." This form indicates that something belongs to or is associated with one kite, such as "the kite's tail" or "the kite's string."
What are the uses of an aircraft?
it depends on which type, there are many different use like, bomber, fighter, commercial, private and cargo.
What metaphors are in The Kite Runner?
Now a major style of language that Hosseini has used in this novel is the use of metaphors, behind the very title of the story lurks a metaphor. For the benefit of those who didn't grow up in Afghanistan -- as Hosseini and Amir did -- a kite runner is a sort of spotter in the ancient sport of kite fighting. In a kite fight, competitors coat their kite strings in glue and ground glass, the better to cut their rivals'. While the fighter's kite is swooping in an effort to rule the skies, his kite-running partner is racing to own the streets, chasing down all their opponents' sinking trophies. It's a fresh, arresting, immediately visual image, and Hosseini uses it well enough as a symbol for Amir's privileged Afghan childhood in the 1970s, when he and his faithful servant, Hassan, had the run of Kabul's streets. Near the novel's end, when the adult Amir returns in secret to Taliban-controlled, sniper-infested Kabul in search of Hassan's lost son, the contrast with his protected, kite-flying youth could hardly be more pronounced, or more effective.
