A kite is a tethered aircraft. The
necessary lift that makes the kite wing fly is generated
when air flows over and under the kite's wing, producing low pressure above the
wing and high pressure below it. This deflection also generates horizontal drag along the direction of the wind. The
resultant force vector from the lift and drag force components is opposed by the
tension of the one or more lines or tethers. The
anchor point of the kite line may be static or moving (e.g., the towing of a
kite by a running person, boat, free-falling anchors as in paragliders and
fugitive parakites or
vehicle).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite
necessary lift that makes the kite wing fly is generated
when air flows over and under the kite's wing, producing low pressure above the
wing and high pressure below it. This deflection also generates horizontal drag along the direction of the wind. The
resultant force vector from the lift and drag force components is opposed by the
tension of the one or more lines or tethers. The
anchor point of the kite line may be static or moving (e.g., the towing of a
kite by a running person, boat, free-falling anchors as in paragliders and
fugitive parakites or
vehicle).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite