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  2. Ray Bethell - Wikipedia

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    Ray Bethell (March 1, 1928 - December 18, 2018) was a professional kite flyer who resided in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He holds multiple endurance world records related to simultaneously flying three stunt kites, one from each hand and one from his hips. Using the same technique he can fly multiple stacks of kites (up to 39 kites in ...

  3. Milliken District Park - Wikipedia

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    Kite flying was a common activity at the park. Approximately 70 kites would fly in the air every weekend. [5]In August 2010, Toronto banned kite flying at the park because of the kite fighting that occurred, a common activity in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India that was made popular by the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan-American author.

  4. Domina Jalbert - Wikipedia

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    Jalbert invented his filed-for January 10, 1963 US Patent 3131894 the Parafoil which had sectioned cells in an aerofoil shape; an open leading edge and a closed trailing edge, inflated by passage through the air – the ram-air design. [9] Kite Balloon. Filing date: April 15, 1944; Kite Balloon. Filing date: August 31, 1945; 2398744 Kite Balloon

  5. Plaything or peril? Brazilian kites are endangering lives and ...

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    In Brazil, kites are ubiquitous, with kite flying even recognized as a cultural and historical heritage by legislation passed by Rio's municipal assembly in 2021. Some say kites were brought to ...

  6. Snowkiting - Wikipedia

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    Snowkiting: Mt. Rundle, Banff N.P., Canada Snowkiters use large kites to travel across snow and jump in the air. Snowkiting on lake Kallavesi, Kuopio, Finland in March 2005. Snowkiting . 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 large ...

  7. Kite - Wikipedia

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    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. [2] 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. [ 3 ]

  8. Unpowered aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Kytoons are balloon kites that are shaped and tethered to obtain kiting deflections, and can be lighter-than-air, neutrally buoyant, or heavier-than air. Kites have been developed for commercial applications using kite control systems, including the airborne wind energy systems of high altitude wind power.

  9. A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying in restricted airspace over the devastating blaze on Thursday, the ...