What is A power kite or traction kite
A power kite or traction kite is a large kite designed to provide significant pull to the user. They come in three main forms: foils, leading edge inflatables and Supporting Leading Edge. There are also rigid-framed kites and soft single skin kites. There are several different 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 on a kiteboard
- kite buggying on a purpose-built 3-wheeled cart
- kite landboarding on an all Terrain Board/Mountainboard/Landboard
- kite skating 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.
You can find more about these types of power traction kites & land, snow & water type sport kites by visiting http://en.wikipedia.org
