• Kite types, kite mooring, and kite applications result in a variety of kite control systems. Contemporary manufacturers, kite athletes, kite pilots, scientists...
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    4-line systems; 2-line systems consisting of rings, wrist bands or bar compared to depowerable 4-line systems using a bar or handles. (See also: kite control...
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    These kites are flown using 2, 4 or 5 control lines and a bar. (See also: kite control systems) A LEI is a great kite for water use because the inflated...
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    2010. Dual control (aviation) Flight envelope protection Flight with disabled controls Helicopter flight controls HOTAS Kite control systems List of airliner...
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  • lines. (See also kite control systems) The best known commercial kite of this type is the Peter Lynn C-Quad. This type of foil kite is related to the...
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    controlled via a control bar or a set of handles (kite control systems). There are various types of kites used in kite landboarding. Foil type kites, from manufacturers...
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    spiderlings) Controlled aerodynamic instability phenomena Domina Jalbert Francis Rogallo Kite applications Kite control systems Kite mooring Kite rig List...
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  • Industrial control system Real-time control system (disambiguation), several meanings Kite control systems Lighting control system Fire-control system, which...
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    kite power is power derived from airborne wind-energy conversion systems (AWECS, also AWES) or crosswind kite power systems (CWKPS). The kite system is...
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  • Kite rigs are wind-assisted propulsion systems for propelling a vehicle. They differ from conventional sails in that they are flown from kite control...
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  • kite applications, and kite control systems. Events and people that have noteworthy impact on the world of aeronautical kites are included. Science and...
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    Kiteboarding (redirect from Kite surfing)
    000 kites per year. Most power kites are leading-edge inflatable kites or foil kites attached by about 20 m (66 ft) of flying lines to a control bar and...
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    commercial applications using kite control systems, including the airborne wind energy systems of high altitude wind power. Kite types Gliding Gliding competitions...
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    types of power kite including rigid-framed kites and soft single skin kites. There are several different control systems used with these kites which have...
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    anchors. Kites often have a bridle and tail to guide the face of the kite so the wind can lift it. Some kite designs do not need a bridle; box kites can have...
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    Kite aerial photography (KAP) is a type of photography. A camera is lifted using a kite and is triggered either remotely or automatically to take aerial...
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  • a helicopter Triangle control frame, the A-frame-like handle used to control hang gliders Kite control systems Flight Control (video game), an iPhone...
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  • SkySails (category Kites)
    company that sells kite rigs to propel cargo ships, large yachts and fishing vessels by wind energy as well as airborne wind energy systems for electricity...
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    a wider class of Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWES) addressed by high-altitude wind power and crosswind kite power. When the generator is on the ground...
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    unmanned or controlled remotely or are completely autonomous (no remote pilot). Kites were used approximately 2,800 years ago in China, where kite building...
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  • of flying kites (such as water kites, bi-media kites, fluid kites, gas kites, kytoons, paravanes, soil kites, solid kites, and plasma kites) have niche...
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  • be controlled. Solutions in built systems have control mechanisms variously situated. Some systems are passive, or active, or a mix. When a kite steering...
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    The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought...
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    Snowkiting (redirect from Kite skiing)
    Snowkiting or kite skiing is an outdoor winter sport where people use kite power to glide on snow or ice. The skier uses a kite to give them power over...
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  • Tether and control system: Anchors the TUSK to the seabed and controls its trajectory to optimize energy capture. Tethered undersea kites are capable...
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    Snowkiting Power kite Bow kite Foil kite Kite types Kite applications Kite line Kite mooring Kite control systems "Kitesurf - Kites, Kiteboards, Harnesses | King...
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    A man-lifting kite is a kite designed to lift a person from the ground. Historically, man-lifting kites have been used chiefly for reconnaissance. Interest...
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    various roles: bridle, control, tug, or special duty. Successful kiting in particular kite applications depends in large part on the kite line's specifications...
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    The snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) is a bird of prey within the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures...
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  • first ship partially powered by a computer-controlled kite rig, called the SkySails system. It consists of a kite similar to a huge paraglider of up to 160...
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