Types of kites

The comet is one of the most common entertainment elements for children , however, there are also kite competitions where a more adult audience practices.

The kite’s emergence has not been determined, although it is said to have been a Chinese creation more than 2,500 years ago. Several stories are told about its creation, such as that of a bamboo hat of a peasant that was blown away by the wind, the sail of a ship or the work of the philosopher Mo Ti , who originated a kite with the appearance of a bird that was in the sky for three days like a real bird.

For the Chinese, kite flying was a meditation practice . But the kite not only had a religious use, but also as fishing to which they tied a hook and sent it flying over the sea.

In the same way, it was given a military use as a method to indicate signals on the battlefield or as a way to calculate a located camp, and even some stories that state that soldiers flew these objects over cities.

Kite types

Rotation kite

It is considered one of the most unusual classes of kites. Such kites do not get a lift from the wing or main area of ​​the kite. Instead, you need to shift to get momentum with a horizontal rotor.

Composite kite

The union of different kinds of kites results in a composition of the kite. Generally, the box kite and the wings of a delta kite are the most common element in compound kites.

Flat kite

They are the most identifiable type of simple kite. These kites may be different in shape, but all have the essential characteristic that they are flat in common. Some examples of this kind of comet are the Eddy or rhombus type, snake type, square, star, hexagon, among others.

Flat comets are considered one of the most unstable classes, but they become stable with the attachment of a tail that is right behind them.

Delta kite

This kind of kite has the appearance of a spinal column towards the center and ribs arranged along the front edges. Most of the stunt kites used for extreme kitesurfing have this aspect.

Bow kite

The bow kite has a small curve. The curve of the frame is due to a wooden one or a succession of strings that secure the frame in the curved direction. This kind of kite is flat, but it is more stable. An example of this type of kite is the so-called barn door.

Chinese kite

The Chinese kites emerged as elements of traditional crafts about 2500 years ago and were not initially used as toys, but in the military and communication area.

Kitesurfing

Kitesurfing is an extreme sport of movement on water in which the wind drives a kite attached to the body through a harness, so that the practitioner moves on a board over the waves.

The first signs of activities related to kitesurfing emerged in the 12th century, a period in which some Indonesian and Chinese fishing villages used kites to move their small boats.

However, kitesurfing as such emerged in 1977. In this year Gijsbertus Panhuise patented this activity, which later reached great levels of popularity among lovers of extreme sailing.