In the old days it was, thin pieces of wood, string, and paper. today many different types of material are used, Mylar, plastic, cloth-(silk), sticks, wire, etc.. todays kites are much more complex in design and construction.
The materials of the traditional Chinese kites are mainly bamboo and silk. Purely made and painted by hand. Inheriting Chinese traditional crafts of kites, made by folk artisans from all over China. each kite was made with fine-selected material and excellent handicrafts. Each of them has been adjusted by kite experts, so they can fly high and steadily.
Kites were invented by the chinese
Kites yes kites!
They made kites so in thunder storms we can put a key on the end and electricute ourselves. No one really knows Why the kite was invented as we don't know when the first kite was invented. The first written account of a kite is of it being used for lifting a man into the air in Chinca in BC300. However, kites made from leaves are used by several tribes in Indonesia and Polynesia and are used for fishing. The kite is used to hold the fishing line aloft so fish can be caught out to sea. In Taiwan the Ami people also made leaf kites probably their kites were to scare people or for religious reasons as they belive(d?) that spirts inhabited many unusual objects.
Kites must have symmetry so that they will fly straight. When the kite's sides are symmetrical, the force of the wind acts equally on both sides.
kites get made in factories
The first kites were typically made out of bamboo frames covered with silk or other types of fabric. These materials were lightweight yet sturdy enough to allow the kite to fly.
kites were made in 789
The sticks used to shape some kites are called spars. Not all kites have spars. The spars can be made from many different materials typically modern kites are made with carbon fiber or plastic spars. Traditional kites may have wooden (especially bamboo) spars. Ideally the material used should be light weight, straight and slightly flexable.
A lot of the kites used are made out of thick ripstop nylon.
Nylon
The materials of the traditional Chinese kites are mainly bamboo and silk. Purely made and painted by hand. Inheriting Chinese traditional crafts of kites, made by folk artisans from all over China. each kite was made with fine-selected material and excellent handicrafts. Each of them has been adjusted by kite experts, so they can fly high and steadily.
the first kites were made by Benjamin Franklin and did not fly successfully.
paper
They don't. They're made of paper, etc.
no they did not they made the first airplane
Kites in 400 BCE were typically made from lightweight materials such as bamboo and silk or paper, making them relatively light. While specific weights can vary, they were designed to be easily flown, often weighing only a few ounces. Their lightness was crucial for achieving lift and stability in the air.