What makes my kite fly? Does the tail matter? What is the best shape for a kite? Kites for Schools, who have been making and flying kites for around 40 years, answer some commonly asked questions from the kite-flying pupils and schools they work with.
Will my kite fly?
If a kite is light enough to be lifted by the wind it will go up in the air. No wind, no fly. If there is more wind, the kite wants to fly higher. Also if the kite is bigger, it will catch more wind and pull harder on the string.
But what makes it stay there?
A kite string holds the kite and stops it blowing away. The design of the kite controls whether the kite flies high in the sky, or just blows around and around and keeps hitting the ground.
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