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General Science => General Science => Topic started by: paul.fr on 24/01/2008 15:06:52

Title: Is there a limit to how high i can fly my kite?
Post by: paul.fr on 24/01/2008 15:06:52

Assuming i have an unlimited supply of string, how high could i fly my kite? Is there some kind of 'world record'?

Title: Re: Is there a limit to how high i can fly my kite?
Post by: chris on 29/01/2008 09:01:43

I had a brief look and couldn't find a reliable answer - perhaps someone could scrutinise the present edition of the Guinness Book of World Records for us?

Title: Re: Is there a limit to how high i can fly my kite?
Post by: daveshorts on 29/01/2008 09:45:42

I know that there are people suggesting that a good form of power generation would be to fly a kite  made up of several wind turbines in the jet stream which is 20-30 000ft up
http://www.skywindpower.com/ww/index.htm

Title: Re: Is there a limit to how high i can fly my kite?
Post by: Alandriel on 30/01/2008 19:17:08

Quote from: chris on 29/01/2008 09:01:43

I had a brief look and couldn't find a reliable answer - perhaps someone could scrutinise the present edition of the Guinness Book of World Records for us?

Richard P Synergy flew a kite to an altitude of approx. 4422m (14509 feet) above the point of take off (Kincardine, Ontario; CANADA)on Aug 12 2000.

Reference link  (http://www.tkf.toronto.on.ca/richard.htm)

 [;D] pretty c00l !

Title: Re: Is there a limit to how high i can fly my kite?
Post by: chris on 01/02/2008 18:16:00

Thanks Alandriel