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Kite (other)
A kite is a type of aircraft. Kite or kites may also refer to: Biology * Kite (bird) Geometry * Kite (geometry) Music * Kite (band), a Swedish synthpop duo * "Kite" (Arashi song) * "Kite" (U2 song) * "Kite" (Kate Bush song) * ''Kite'' (Kirsty MacColl album) * ''Kite'' (Stefanie Sun album) * "Kites" (song), a song by Simon Dupree * "Kite", a song by Nick Heyward from his album ''From Monday to Sunday'' * "Kites", a song by Reks from his album ''The Greatest X'' * "Kite Song", a song by Kevin Roth from the ''Shining Time Station'' episode "Faith, Hope and Anxiety" Film * ''Patang'' (film) ("The Kite"), a 1993 Indian film directed by Goutam Ghose * ''Kite'' (film series), an anime series ** ''Kite'' (1998 film), a 1998 anime film and the first in the series ** ''Kite Liberator'', a 2008 anime film and the second installment of the Kite film series ** ''Kite'' (2014 film), a 2014 film based on the anime * ''Saranggola'', 1999 Filipino film titled "''The Kite''" inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kite
A kite is a tethered heavier than air flight, heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create Lift (force), lift and Drag (physics), drag forces. A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors. Kites often have a bridle and tail to guide the face of the kite so the wind can lift it. Some kite designs don’t need a bridle; box kites can have a single attachment point. A kite may have fixed or moving anchors that can balance the kite. The name is derived from kite (bird), kite, the hovering bird of prey. The Lift (force), lift that sustains the kite in flight is generated when air moves around the kite's surface, producing low pressure above and high pressure below the wings. The interaction with the wind also generates horizontal Drag (physics), drag along the direction of the wind. The resultant force vector from the lift and drag force components is opposed by the tension of one or more of the rope, lines or tethers to which t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kite (2014 Film)
''Kite'' (also called ''A Kite'') is a 2014 South African action film directed by Ralph Ziman, based on the 1998 anime of the same name by Yasuomi Umetsu. The film stars India Eisley, Callan McAuliffe and Samuel L. Jackson. Synopsis Society has degenerated into a slum where people have taken to kidnapping children and selling them to flesh cartels. A young woman named Sawa (India Eisley) has been pretending to be a prostitute in order to kill some of the cartel leaders, ultimately trying to reach the main leader, Emir, who had killed her parents. After a kill, she finds she needs to relax by taking a drug called "Amp", which also wipes her memories. Cast * India Eisley as Sawa * Callan McAuliffe as Oburi * Samuel L. Jackson as Karl Aker * Carl Beukes as Vic Thornhill * Deon Lotz as Detective Prinsloo Production Pre-production A live action adaptation of ''Kite'' was reported to be in various stages of pre-production for a number of years, with American film direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Kite
Desert kites () are dry stone wall structures found in Southwest Asia (Middle East, but also North Africa, Central Asia and Arabia), which were first discovered from the air during the 1920s. There are over 6,000 known desert kites with sizes ranging from less than a hundred metres to several kilometres. They typically have a kite shape formed by two convergent "antennae" that run towards an enclosure, all formed by walls of dry stone less than one metre high, but variations exist. Little is known about their ages, but the few dated examples appear to span the entire Holocene. The majority view on their purpose is that they were used as traps for hunting game animals such as gazelles, which were driven into the kites and hunted there. Appearance and occurrence Desert kites are stone structures with a convergent shape, composed of linear piles of stones. The structures have lengths ranging from less than a hundred metres to several kilometres and heights of less than one metre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kite And Dart Tiling
A Penrose tiling is an example of an aperiodic tiling. Here, a ''tiling'' is a covering of the plane by non-overlapping polygons or other shapes, and ''aperiodic'' means that shifting any tiling with these shapes by any finite distance, without rotation, cannot produce the same tiling. However, despite their lack of translational symmetry, Penrose tilings may have both reflection symmetry and fivefold rotational symmetry. Penrose tilings are named after mathematician and physicist Roger Penrose, who investigated them in the 1970s. There are several different variations of Penrose tilings with different tile shapes. The original form of Penrose tiling used tiles of four different shapes, but this was later reduced to only two shapes: either two different rhombi, or two different quadrilaterals called kites and darts. The Penrose tilings are obtained by constraining the ways in which these shapes are allowed to fit together in a way that avoids periodic tiling. This may be done in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kite Aspect
In astrology, an aspect is an angle that planets make to each other in the Horoscope; as well as to the Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant, Lower Midheaven, and other points of astrological interest. As viewed from Earth, aspects are measured by the angular distance in degrees and minutes of ecliptic longitude between two points. According to astrological tradition, they indicate the timing of transitions and developmental changes in the lives of people and affairs relative to the Earth. For example, if an astrologer creates a Horoscope that shows the apparent positions of the celestial bodies at the time of a person's birth (Natal Chart), and the angular distance between Mars and Venus is 92° ecliptic longitude, the chart is said to have the aspect "Venus Square Mars" with an orb of 2° (i.e., it is 2° away from being an exact Square; a Square being a 90° aspect). The more exact an aspect, the stronger or more dominant it is said to be in shaping character or manifesting cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kite, Georgia
Kite is a city in Johnson County, Georgia, United States, along the Little Ohoopee River. The population was 241 at the 2010 census. Kite is part of the Dublin Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The town was named after Shaderick Kight, who donated the land to build the town. He requested the simpler spelling of the name for more efficient mail delivery and processing. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Kite in 1891. Geography Kite is located in eastern Johnson County at (32.691472, -82.515378). U.S. Route 221 passes through the center of town as Montgomery Street, leading north to Bartow and south to Soperton. Georgia State Route 57 (Kight Road) crosses US 221 in the center of Kite, leading west to Wrightsville, the Johnson county seat, and southeast to Swainsboro. According to the United States Census Bureau, Kite has a total area of , of which , or 0.63%, are water. Climate Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 241 people, 108 households ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hunter × Hunter Characters
The ''Hunter × Hunter'' manga series, created by Yoshihiro Togashi, features an extensive cast of characters. It takes place in a fictional universe where licensed specialists known as Hunters travel the world taking on special jobs ranging from treasure hunting to assassination. The story initially focuses on Gon Freecss and his quest to become a Hunter in order to find his father, Ging, who is himself a famous Hunter. On the way, Gon meets and becomes close friends with Killua Zoldyck, Kurapika and Leorio Paradinight. Although most characters are human, most possess superhuman strength and/or supernatural abilities due to Nen, the ability to control one's own life energy or aura. The world of the series also includes fantastical beasts such as the Chimera Ants or the Five Threats. Protagonists Gon Freecss : is an athletic, naïve, and friendly boy. Having spent a lot of time in the woods as a child, he gets along very well with animals and has superhuman senses such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kite (
A kite is a tethered heavier than air flight, heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create Lift (force), lift and Drag (physics), drag forces. A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors. Kites often have a bridle and tail to guide the face of the kite so the wind can lift it. Some kite designs don’t need a bridle; box kites can have a single attachment point. A kite may have fixed or moving anchors that can balance the kite. The name is derived from kite (bird), kite, the hovering bird of prey. The Lift (force), lift that sustains the kite in flight is generated when air moves around the kite's surface, producing low pressure above and high pressure below the wings. The interaction with the wind also generates horizontal Drag (physics), drag along the direction of the wind. The resultant force vector from the lift and drag force components is opposed by the tension of one or more of the rope, lines or tethers to which t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kite (surname)
Kite is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bertram Kite (1857–1939), Dean of Hobart * Brent Kite, Australian Rugby League player * Fred Kite (1921–1993), highly decorated British soldier in World War II * Gloria Kite (born 1998), Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner * Greg Kite (born 1961), American former basketball player * Harold Kite (1921–1965), NASCAR driver * Jimmy Kite (born 1976), American race car driver * John Kite, 16th century clergyman * Jonathan Kite, American actor and impressionist * Kelly Kite (born 1947), American politician * Lucy Kite (born 1977), British TV presenter * Marylin S. Kite (born 1947), a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court * Melissa Kite, British journalist * Phil Kite (footballer) (born 1962), English football goalkeeper * Phil Kite (rugby union) (born 1993), Tongan rugby player * Robert Kite, Lord Mayor of London in 1766 * Ross Kite, Australian rugby league footballer * Sione Kite (born 1988), Australian rug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kite (sail)
A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind on courses between a reach (wind at 90° to the course) to downwind (course in the same direction as the wind). Spinnakers are constructed of lightweight fabric, usually nylon, and are often brightly colored. They may be designed to perform best as either a reaching or a running spinnaker, by the shaping of the panels and seams. They are attached at only three points and said to be ''flown''. Nomenclature Informal names for a spinnaker are ''kite'' or ''chute'' (owing to their resemblance to a parachute in both construction and appearance). Boats may have more than one spinnaker, differentiated by a letter to indicate symmetric (S) or asymmetric (A) and a number to indicate size (with higher numbers indicating smaller size), e.g. ''A1'' would be a large asymmetric sail and ''S3'' would be a smaller symmetric sail. Operation A spinnaker is used for sailing with the direction of the wind. Symmetrical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpi Pioneer 300 Kite
The Alpi Pioneer 300 Kite is an Italian light-sport aircraft designed and produced by Alpi Aviation of Pordenone. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or complete and ready-to-fly.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 26. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Design and development The aircraft was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, an enclosed cockpit with two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The Pioneer 300 Kite is a higher take-off weight and fixed gear version of the Alpi Pioneer 300, with improved maneuverability for flight training. Apart from being available fully assembled it is also available as two different kits, one a 51% kit and the other ''EuroKit'', which includes a factory assembled airframe, but lacks the engine installation. The aircra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peary Expedition To Greenland Of 1891–92
Peary may refer to: People Last name * Danny Peary (born 1949), American film critic and sports writer * Gerald Peary (born 1944), American film critic * Harold Peary (1908–1985), American actor, comedian and singer * Josephine Diebitsch Peary (1863–1955), American author and arctic explorer, wife of Robert Peary * Robert Peary (1856–1920), American explorer First name * Peary Chand Mitra (1814–1883), Indian author and journalist * Peary Rader (1909–1991), American early bodybuilder, Olympic lifter, writer, and magazine publisher * Peary Charan Sarkar (1823–1875), pioneer in women's education in Bengal Middle name * Benjamin Peary Pal (1906–1989), Indian plant breeder and agronomist Locations Canada * Peary Bay, in Nunavut * Peary Channel, a waterway in Nunavut Greenland * Cape Peary, a headland in northwestern Greenland * Mary Peary Peaks, a mountain in northern Greenland * Peary Channel (Greenland), a hypothetical sound in Northern Greenland * Peary Glacier, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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