stunt kites
Maneuverable aerial toys
Stunt kites are kites designed to be maneuvered through the air rather than simply flown in place.
They typically have two or four control lines instead of one, allowing the flyer to steer, dive, loop, and perform aerial tricks.
Also called sport kites or trick kites: We spent the afternoon at the beach flying stunt kites.
- divesLeaps into water
- axelsRotational skating leaps
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- cascadesSuccessive downward flows
- dragResistance through fluid
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