Power Kite / la ce poate fi folosit

Sezonul cald e la poarta asa ca se schimba putin si natura sporturilor practicate (… no more snowboarding)! In atentia voastra pentru ziua de azi sunt sporturile care implica un Kite / Zmeu.

Mai jos aveti o descriere mai “de manual” luata din wikipedia dar si link-uri si fotografii – ca sa va dati seama cu ce se mananca.

Site-urile care se ocupa de asa ceva (organizeaza evenimente sau comercializeaza diferite tipuri de Kite-uri) sunt Hibiscus Sport +:

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A power kite or traction kite is a large kite designed to provide significant pull to the user. They come in three main forms: foils, leading edge inflatables and Supporting Leading Edge. There are also rigid-framed kites and soft single skin kites. There are several different control systems used with these kites which have two to five lines and a bar or handles.

Power kites are generally used in conjunction with a vehicle or board, such as in

• kitesurfing on a kiteboard
• kite buggying on a purpose-built 3-wheeled cart
• kite landboarding on an all Terrain Board/Mountainboard/Landboard
• kite skating on all-terrain roller skates
• snow kiting on skis or snowboards
• kite jumping, using a power kite for jumping above the ground
• manlifting, where a harnessed kite flier is tethered to the ground or one or more people to provide tension and lift

Kites of related design are used for sailing, including speed-sailing. A kite-powered boat (Jacob’s Ladder) set the C-Class world saiing speed record with a speed of 25 knots in 1982, a record that stood for six years.^[1]. A kite-board was the first sailing craft to exceed a speed of 50 knots in October 2008.^[1]

Power kites range in size from 1.5 m² up to 23.5 m². All kites are made for specific purposes: some for water, land, power or manoeuvrability.

Foto via wikipedia.org