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A power kite or traction kite is a large kite designed to provide significant pull to the user. They come in three main forms: foil
Foil kite

Foil kites are soft Kite flying based on the design of the parafoil. They consist of a number of cells running fore to aft, some or all of which are open at the front to allow air to inflate the kite so it takes on an airfoil section....
s, leading edge inflatables
Leading edge inflatable kite

A leading edge inflatable kite or LEI is a single skin kite flying with inflatable bladders providing structure. It is useful as a power kite or traction kite....
 and Supporting Leading Edge
Supporting Leading Edge

Supported Leading Edge Kite is a type of power kite used mainly for kitesurfing.It refers to a 'C Shape ' or 'C Kite' 'Leading Edge Inflated' kite where the lines which control the angle of attack or 'sheeting' of the kite attach to a bridle via a pulley in a similar way to that of a 'Bow' kite....
. There are also rigid-framed kites
Rigid-framed power kite

A Rigid-framed power kite consists of a single skin and a rigid frame. They are often used in the popular sport of kite surfing. Typically it has four lines and a pair of handles; or a particular style of bar, again with 4 lines....
 and soft single skin kites. There are several different control systems
Kite control systems

Kite types, kite mooring, and kite applications result in a wide variety of kite control systems; contemporary manufacturers, kite athletes, kite pilots, scientists, and engineers are expanding kite control systems....
 used with these kites which have two to five lines and a bar or handles.

Power kites are generally used in conjunction with a vehicle or board, such as in

Kites of related design are used for sailing, including speed-sailing.






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A power kite or traction kite is a large kite designed to provide significant pull to the user. They come in three main forms: foil
Foil kite

Foil kites are soft Kite flying based on the design of the parafoil. They consist of a number of cells running fore to aft, some or all of which are open at the front to allow air to inflate the kite so it takes on an airfoil section....
s, leading edge inflatables
Leading edge inflatable kite

A leading edge inflatable kite or LEI is a single skin kite flying with inflatable bladders providing structure. It is useful as a power kite or traction kite....
 and Supporting Leading Edge
Supporting Leading Edge

Supported Leading Edge Kite is a type of power kite used mainly for kitesurfing.It refers to a 'C Shape ' or 'C Kite' 'Leading Edge Inflated' kite where the lines which control the angle of attack or 'sheeting' of the kite attach to a bridle via a pulley in a similar way to that of a 'Bow' kite....
. There are also rigid-framed kites
Rigid-framed power kite

A Rigid-framed power kite consists of a single skin and a rigid frame. They are often used in the popular sport of kite surfing. Typically it has four lines and a pair of handles; or a particular style of bar, again with 4 lines....
 and soft single skin kites. There are several different control systems
Kite control systems

Kite types, kite mooring, and kite applications result in a wide variety of kite control systems; contemporary manufacturers, kite athletes, kite pilots, scientists, and engineers are expanding kite control systems....
 used with these kites which have two to five lines and a bar or handles.

Power kites are generally used in conjunction with a vehicle or board, such as in
  • kitesurfing
    Kitesurfing

    Kitesurfing or kiteboarding is a surface water sport that uses wind power to pull a rider through the water on a small surfboard or a kiteboard ....
     on a kiteboard
  • kite buggying
    Kite buggy

    A kite buggy is a light, purpose-built vehicle powered by a Power kite. It is single-seated and has one steerable front wheel and two fixed rear wheels....
     on a purpose-built 3-wheeled cart
  • kite landboarding
    Kite landboarding

    Kite landboarding also known as Kiteboarding or Land kiteboarding or flyboarding, is based on the ever-growing sport of Kitesurfing, where a rider on a surf-style board is pulled over water by a kite....
     on an all Terrain Board/Mountainboard/Landboard
  • kite skating
    Kite skating

    Kite skating, sometimes referred to as Kiteblading, is a land based extreme sport using powerful controllable kites to propel riders of inline skates or off-road skates at speeds up to 60+mph across parking lots, desert dry lakes, grassy fields, and sandy beaches....
     on all-terrain roller skates
  • snow kiting on skis or snowboards
  • kite jumping, using a power kite for jumping above the ground
  • manlifting, where a harnessed kite flier is tethered to the ground or one or more people to provide tension and lift


Kites of related design are used for sailing, including speed-sailing. A kite-powered boat (Jacob's Ladder) set the C-Class world saiing speed record with a speed of 25 knots in 1982, a record that stood for six years.. A kite-board was the first sailing craft to exceed a speed of 50 knots in October 2008.

Power kites range in size from 1.5 mē up to 23.5 mē. All kites are made for specific purposes: some for water, land, power or manoeuvrability.

See also

  • Bow kite
    Bow kite

    Bow kites are leading edge inflatable kites that incorporate a bridle on the leading edge. They can be identified by a flat, swept-back profile and concave trailing edge allowing the kite greater depower....
  • Foil kite
    Foil kite

    Foil kites are soft Kite flying based on the design of the parafoil. They consist of a number of cells running fore to aft, some or all of which are open at the front to allow air to inflate the kite so it takes on an airfoil section....
  • Leading edge inflatable kite
    Leading edge inflatable kite

    A leading edge inflatable kite or LEI is a single skin kite flying with inflatable bladders providing structure. It is useful as a power kite or traction kite....
  • Kite types
    Kite types

    Various types of kite exist, ranging from materials, shape, usage, skill required to operate, and so on. A modified parachute that has a positive lift/drag ratio is a kite....
  • Kite applications
    Kite applications

    The kite is used to do certain things; one kite or many kites are applied to achieve certain purposes, objectives, or tasks, that is: applications. Humans have applied the kite to bring perceived benefits during peace and war alike....
  • Kite mooring
    Kite mooring

    Kites are given mooring by many methods. Watercraft and aircraft traditionally have the term "mooring" applied to making the watercraft or aircraft fast to some external object....
  • SkySails
    SkySails

    SkySails GmbH & Co. KG is a Hamburg-based company that sells equipment to propel cargo ships, large yachts and fishing vessels by the use of wind energy....
     - industrial-scale power kites for pulling ships


External links

  • - Leading Power Kite Information Portal, Forums, Videos, Reviews, News and Galleries.
  • - World kiting community and forum with over 1,400 independent reviews.
  • - Kite Traction Sports Community.
  • All about Kite Surfing.
  • Online kiteboarding magazine with information, reviews, tips and care for power kites.
  • Movies of power kites
  • - Learn some of the basics of kiting
  • - Traction Kiting in Scotland