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Duelling chula and pakpao kites, part of the Thai kite-fighting tradition
Fighter kites are kites used for the sport of kite fighting. Traditionally, most are small, unstable single-line flat kites where line tension alone is used for control, at least part of which is manja, typically glass-coated cotton strands, to cut down the line of others.
Kite fighting is contested in many countries, but particularly in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam, Korea, Thailand, Chile and Brazil.
Fighterkites are kites used for the sport of kite fighting. Traditionally, most are small, unstable single-line flat kites where line tension alone is...
while flying. After its introduction into India, the kite further evolved into the fighterkite, known as the patang in India, where thousands are flown...
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is relative to the activity and purpose. Kite-fishing requires speed. Feather kitesFighterkite Figure kites (mimic shape and appearance of animals, insects...
Kite types, kite mooring, and kite applications result in a variety of kite control systems. Contemporary manufacturers, kite athletes, kite pilots, scientists...
traditional six-sided Japanese fighterkite. Traditionally, it is made with bamboo spars and washi paper. The rokkaku kite is often hand painted with the...
influenced the wide variety of sports, with indigenous sports such as fighterkite and boat racing being popular in some regions. Other indigenous sports...
into India, the kite further evolved into the fighterkite, which has an abrasive line used to cut down other kites. Man-carrying kites are believed to...
landmark of Ahmedabad. The restaurant is named Patang, literally a "fighterkite" in Gujarati language. It was designed by an architect Hasmukh Patel...
Kites have been popular in Thai society for a long time. Since the Sukhothai period, King Ramkamhaeng fully supported kite flying, so kites became a main...
the Saab 35 Draken supersonic fighter. It became known by the unofficial nickname Lilldraken (Little Dragon or Little Kite). Its first flight was on 21...
of flying kites (such as water kites, bi-media kites, fluid kites, gas kites, kytoons, paravanes, soil kites, solid kites, and plasma kites) have niche...
into India, the kite further evolved into the fighterkite.[citation needed] Traditionally these are small, unstable single line flat kites where line tension...
R. Patil, protesting against the use of glass-coated manja (used on fighterkites), which kills birds who become entangled in it. In 2018, however, she...
3, 2023. Layton, Jeff (May 4, 2016). "From pterodactyls to flying fighters, kites are more fun than ever". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2023...
Fighter aces in World War II had tremendously varying kill scores, affected as they were by many factors: the pilot's skill level, the performance of...
Dornier 17: In Focus. Surrey, UK: Red Kite Books, 2005. ISBN 0-9546201-4-3. Green, William (1962). Famous Fighters of the Second World War. London: Macdonald...
which the previous contestant's song ended. Fighterkites are known as patang in India. In many others, kite flying takes place mainly during specific festivals...
April 1922 – 20 September 1993) was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He flew...
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