Kite Plan Base (KPB) - Single line Kites

This section includes both static and fighter kites.
The static kites, made for just staying in the air, were used for carrying very different things like messengers, photo cameras, metreological instruments, fishing lines and observators.
The fighter kites are used for fighting with the aim to bring the contrahents kite down. This kites are up to a certain amount steerable.

• Flat KitesFlat surface rigid static kites

  

  161 plans

• Bowed Kitesbowed or angled rigid static kites

  

  258 plans

• Delta KitesDuctile static kites with wings formed like a delta

  

  99 plans

• Box KitesBox and cell kites and compound box or cell kites

  

  190 plans

• Sled KitesHalfflexible sled kites

  

  68 plans

• ParafoilsInflatable softkites and parafoils

  

  30 plans

• Fighter KitesSmall controllable fighter kites flying on one line

  

  186 plans

• Japanese KitesTraditional Japanese fighter kites

  

  45 plans

• Rotor KitesKites rotating during their flight

  

  9 plans

• 1 line
  • flat
  • bowed
  • deltas
  • boxes
  • sleds
  • foils
  • fighter
  • Japanese
  • rotors
• 2 lines
• 3 - 4 lines
• misc