With its long wings, the red kite uses updrafts to gain height quickly. Zones where the conditions are particularly favorable for this flying technique are often also ideal locations for wind turbines ...

Driving down the road along a bluff overlooking the beach, the side mirror mounting suddenly squeaked raucously and violently spun off after fouling the string of a kite flown above the bluff from the ...

If there’s such a thing as a perfect kite-flying day, Sunday seemed to fit the bill. The wind was ideal for grabbing kite tails and sending dozens of “air crafts” soaring yards into the sky during ...

Motorists driving along Interstate 94 or Highway 101 near Otsego lately may have caught a colorful surprise — kites of all ...

Jen Paprocki of North Aurora and her family were looking for something to do Saturday afternoon and a local kite-flying event seemed to fit the bill. “I think we’re going to watch the kite-flying ...

A flying wing design would harvest high-altitude winds efficiently. Through the years there have been many designs aimed at harvesting high-altitude winds. The attraction of these schemes is that ...