A sport kite, also commonly known as a stunt kite, is a type of kite that can be maneuvered in the air.
A related kite, also controllable and used for recreation, but capable of generating a significant amount of pull and used for providing movement, is the power kite.
Two dual-line sport kites flying in formation.
Commercially made dual-line sport kite on display, ready for launch
Dual-line sport kite shown from below. The control lines, standoffs, and 3D shape are more visible from this vantage point.
Quad-line kite hovering at a right angle while touching a wingtip to the ground.
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)
