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What is the difference between man carrying kites and man lifting kites?

A 'man-carrying kite' actually carries the man inside or upon the kite whereas a 'man-lifting kite' lifts into the air and carries the man below it at some distance.

One of the earliest examples of a man-carrying kite is found in the legend of the famous samurai warrior Minamoto-no-Tametomo. This warrior was exiled, with hi son to a deserted island. Not wishing his son to spend the rest of his life there he built a huge kite to carry him away to the mainland.


Introduction
Legends and stories surrounding kites
What is the difference between man carrying kites and man lifting kites?
Applications of the kite
Kites used for scientific research
Activities and tasks in connection to kites and electricity
Aeronautics and the first model glider
Vehicles pulled by Kites
War Kites and S.F.Cody
 




This early Japanese print shows Minamoto's son being carried away by the huge kite.