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[[Image:Boxkite.svg|thumb|Diagram of a box kite]] |
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[[Image:Hargrave-demo.jpg|thumb|300px|Hargrave (seated) and Swain demonstrate the Hargrave box kite, November 1894. Note the drum-tight skin, a consequence of the unique tensioning system devised by Hargrave. A collapsed kite, rolled up for transport, lies on the ground.]] |
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A '''box kite''' is a high-performance [[Kite flying|kite]], noted for developing relatively high [[Lift (force)|lift]]. The typical design has four parallel struts. The box is made rigid with diagonal crossed struts. There are two sails, or ''ribbons'', whose width is about a quarter of the length of the box. The ribbons wrap around the ends of the box, leaving the ends and middle of the kite open. In flight, one strut is the bottom, and the bridle is tied between the top and bottom of this strut. The dihedrals of the sails help stability. |
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A variant was invented by the Australian [[Lawrence Hargrave]] in [[1893]] as part of his attempt to develop a manned flying machine. Hargrave linked several of his box kites together, creating sufficient lift for him to fly some 16 ft (4.9 m) off the ground.<ref>Hudson Shaw, W. and Ruhen, O. (1977) ''Lawrence Hargrave: Explorer, Inventor and Aviation Experimenter'' Sydney : Cassell Australia.</ref> A winged variant of this kite is known as the '''Cody kite''' following its development by [[Samuel Cody]] as a platform for military observation during the [[Second Boer War]]. Military uses also involved a kite/radio transmitter combination issued to pilots during [[World War II]] for use in liferafts.<ref>{{cite web |
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== October 2008 == |
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Large box kites are constructed as cellular kites. Rather than one box, there are many, each with its own set of sails. |
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Most of the altitude records for kite flying are held by large box kites, with Dacron sails, flown with Spectra cable. Before [[Dacron]], [[Dyneema|Spectra]] and [[Kevlar]] were available, high performance box kites used oiled [[silk]], [[linen]] or [[hemp]] sails, and were flown with [[steel]] cable. Silk, linen and hemp were used because they could be spun finer than [[cotton]] and stretched relatively little when wet. Steel had the highest available strength for its weight. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Kite]] |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.blueskylark.org/zoo/single/cell Cellular kites] at the Virtual Kite Zoo |
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Revision as of 23:05, 10 October 2008
A box kite is a high-performance kite, noted for developing relatively high lift. The typical design has four parallel struts. The box is made rigid with diagonal crossed struts. There are two sails, or ribbons, whose width is about a quarter of the length of the box. The ribbons wrap around the ends of the box, leaving the ends and middle of the kite open. In flight, one strut is the bottom, and the bridle is tied between the top and bottom of this strut. The dihedrals of the sails help stability.
A variant was invented by the Australian Lawrence Hargrave in 1893 as part of his attempt to develop a manned flying machine. Hargrave linked several of his box kites together, creating sufficient lift for him to fly some 16 ft (4.9 m) off the ground.[1] A winged variant of this kite is known as the Cody kite following its development by Samuel Cody as a platform for military observation during the Second Boer War. Military uses also involved a kite/radio transmitter combination issued to pilots during World War II for use in liferafts.[2]
Large box kites are constructed as cellular kites. Rather than one box, there are many, each with its own set of sails.
Most of the altitude records for kite flying are held by large box kites, with Dacron sails, flown with Spectra cable. Before Dacron, Spectra and Kevlar were available, high performance box kites used oiled silk, linen or hemp sails, and were flown with steel cable. Silk, linen and hemp were used because they could be spun finer than cotton and stretched relatively little when wet. Steel had the highest available strength for its weight.
See also
References
- Cellular kites at the Virtual Kite Zoo
- ^ Hudson Shaw, W. and Ruhen, O. (1977) Lawrence Hargrave: Explorer, Inventor and Aviation Experimenter Sydney : Cassell Australia.
- ^ "The Gibson Girl Transmitter and Kite" (PDF).
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