Twice a year, professional kite flyers, kite novices and kite fans flock to Lincoln City on the Oregon coast for the Kite ...

By sending a set of tiny, mobile windmills high in the sky, the airborne wind energy company Kitekraft generates electricity onboard a rigid aircraft. The kite also powers its own take-off and ...

The Skeleton Coast of Namibia provides a once-in-a-lifetime kite-surfing experience on its vast, rugged coastline ...

High-altitude winds remain a huge untapped source of renewable energy, but a race to the sky is well underway. For a child, the simple act of flying a kite can be exhilarating; running and pulling ...

In a groundbreaking effort to revolutionize the world of high-performance kites, Florida International University (FIU) is proud to announce the launch of its latest research endeavor: the FIU Wall of ...

Last year it was a flamingo-palooza from Hurricane Idalia. Now a migrating swallow-tailed kite was picked up in Debby’s high winds and returned to North Florida. The bird, named Suwannee 22 ...

Kites fly near the Trinity River in Dallas in 2019. Dallas is under a high wind warning until 7 p.m. Friday. North Texas is also under a red flag warning for fire risk from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m ...

Each carried with it the wonder of spring, the hope of a high flight, the wish for a winning ribbon. Mr. Allen could even make the weather obey his command. The wind on Kite Day was perfect ...

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GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - When the wind picks up, you’ll usually see kites flying high over the beach. Many of those kites are controlled by thrill seekers in the water who make kiteboarding ...

The kite is held aloft by a tether made from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE ... the solution is designed to provide a renewable energy solution that, compared to solar or wind energy ...