Kites are tethered flying objects which fly by using aerodynamic lift, requiring wind for generation of airflow over the lifting surfaces.
Colorful delta-wing kite...
Dragon (a train of sub-kites)
Vendors selling kite trains in Shanghai
Kite vendor in India
A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag forces. A kite consists of wings, tethers and 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 a single attachment point. A kite may have fixed or moving anchors that can balance the kite. The name is derived from the kite, the hovering bird of prey.
The Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival is held every July in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan.
Various kites being flown
Star-shaped kite above a meadow south of Hockenheim. This sparless, ram-air inflated kite, has a complex bridle formed of many strings attached to the face of the wing.
Kite Flying by Suzuki Harunobu, 1766 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)