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A reference companion to the museum — curated topic sections that go deeper on the subjects behind the collection. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Kite Basics & Types
Start with the kite itself — the diamond and delta, the soft parafoil and the tetrahedral cell, the twin-line sport kite, and the line that flies them.
7 entriesKiteboarding & Power Kiting
Ride the wind — kiteboarding and power kiting, the leading-edge inflatable and the foilboard, the kite buggy, the snowkite, and the landboard.
7 entriesThe Science of Flight
How a kite stays up — aerodynamics, lift and thrust and Bernoulli's principle, and the wind speed, anemometer, Beaufort scale and trade winds that measure the air.
8 entriesKite History & Culture
Kites through the ages — fighter and moon kites, the kite city of Weifang and India's Makar Sankranti, Franklin's kite experiment, and the pioneers Hargrave and Cody.
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