Read Aerodynamics of Flight and answer the following questions then return to Kids and Kites in the Classroom

1. What are the three forces that act on a kite to keep it aloft ?
 

2. Briefly describe the three forces in your own words.
 
 

3. What happens to the kite if drag is greater than lift ?
 
 

4. What happens to the kite if the combined forces of gravity and drag equal the force of lift ?
 
 

5. What happens to the kite if the combined forces of gravity and drag are greater than the force of lift ?
 
 
 
 

6. What is the major factor in making the kite airborne ?
 
 
 
 

7. What happens when the wind is tipped forward ?
 
 
 

8. What two things happen if the direction of the wind changes ?
 
 
 
 

9. What is the role of the flying line ?
 
 
 

10. What part of an airplane is like a kite ?
 
 
 
 

11. Briefly describe how air flows over and under the surface of the kite.