What Is The Most Popular Kind Of Kite?

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‘If you have ever attended a kite festival or gone to a beach or park where kite-flying is popular, you might have seen a wide variety of kites in all sorts of designs and in many striking colours. Have you wondered about all these different kites? In this article, we’ll further discuss some other popular single-line kite designs.

Delta Kite - The delta kite is the kite that most beginners start out with because it is easy to launch and fly. Delta kites are shaped like a triangle with a keel – a triangular flap that you attach your kite string to – holding the spine straight and rigid. To help maintain the overall triangular shape of the delta kite, a spreader is used, usually across the length of the kite.

Diamond Kite - It seems that, in the West at least, the word ‘kite’ is almost synonymous with the shape ‘diamond’. In most children’s books that teach the alphabet, K usually stands for ‘kite’, accompanied by an image of a diamond kite. The diamond kite is one of the most recognized types of kite. A diamond kite is usually characterized by four sides with two pairs of sides of equal length.

Foil/Soft Kites - Parafoils and sled kites fall under the category of soft or foil kites. These kites have no rigid spars and maintain their shape in flight by the wind filling chambers or cells. Think of them like a parachute!

Sled Kite - The sled kite is similar to the parafoil in that it relies on the wind to hold it open. It has several spines running the length of the kite, but no cross-spars. Sleds often have vents cut near the bottom of the kite to stabilize it, instead of using a tail.

Novelty Kite - There is also the option of novelty kites. These kites are usually ideal choices for younger children who typically prefer an eye-catching kite to a kite that flies or performs well. Novelty kites are characterized by a good deal of effort put into their physical appearance. They are hard to define due to the variety available on the market.’ (Source)

Those are really neat but how expensive are they to purchase or how difficult would it be to make it? She continues her search but purchasing costs too much so she decides to check out how to make a kite instead.

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Start at the beginning – Let’s go fly a kite!