Kite having flapping wings

The present invention relates generally to a kite and, more particularly to a kite having wing portions capable of flapping during flight. A kite is disclosed having a body and a supporting structure. The supporting structure has a central member, wing members, cross members, and a brace member. The...

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Hauptverfasser: Phillips, Douglas E, Reneer, George R
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates generally to a kite and, more particularly to a kite having wing portions capable of flapping during flight. A kite is disclosed having a body and a supporting structure. The supporting structure has a central member, wing members, cross members, and a brace member. The central member is attached to the body such that the body has first and second wing portions on either side of the central member. The wing members are attached to each wing portion and are oriented substantially perpendicular to the central member. The cross members respectively support the wing members to the central member. First ends respectively couple to one of the wing members, intermediate portions cross one another and are held adjacent the central member, and second ends couple to the body. The brace member is capable of biasing the wing members apart. Ends of the brace member respectively couple to the wing members, and an intermediate portion is held adjacent the central member.