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How a Kite Works A kite is a flying object that is heavier than air. (definition) A kite consists of a frame, a skin covering the frame and a long string that is held by the user. (Components/Parts) A kite becomes airborne when the wind pressure between the kite and the ground lifts the structure into the air. The tilt of the plane surface of the kite causes a lesser air pressure to occur behind the kite’s upper surface than the wind on the undersurface. (Operations – How it works; Why it works; Cause and effect) Kites have been used as signals, experimental instruments in atmospheric measurement and as play objects dating back many thousands of years.
