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...world's surest winds |url=https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220309-the-kites-flying-to-harness-the-worlds-strongest-winds |access-date=2022-04-02 |websi ...sswind kite power]], generators are on the ground; one or more airfoils or kites exert force on a tether, which is converted to electrical energy. An airbor ...

...ver, crosswind kite power was used far before such patent, e.g., in target kites for war-target practice where the cross winding power permitted high speeds ...n a treatise ''Parakites : a treatise on the making and flying of tailless kites for scientific purposes and for recreation'' (1896).]</ref> ...

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...ickly to prevent it being shot down by enemy aircraft. Larger man carrying kites often used winches to raise and lower them. ...

...by many other [[streamlined]] bodies such as [[propeller]]s, [[Kite types|kites]], [[helicopter rotor]]s, [[wing (automotive)|racing car wings]], maritime ...