Editing Power kite (section)

== Uses ==
Power kites are generally used in conjunction with a vehicle or board, such as in:
* [[kitesurfing]] on a kiteboard
* [[kite buggy]]ing on a purpose-built 3-wheeled cart
* [[kite landboarding]] on an [[Mountainboarding|all-terrain/mountain/land board]]
* [[kite skating]] on all-terrain [[roller skates]]
* [[kiteboating]], on a boat
* [[snowkiting]] on [[ski]]s or [[snowboard]]s

Power kites can also be used recreationally without a vehicle or board, as in kite jumping or kite [[Man-lifting kite|man lifting]], where a harnessed kite flier is [[Kite mooring|moored]] to the ground or one or more people to provide [[Tension (physics)|tension]] and [[Lift (force)|lift]]

Research is also under way in the use of kites to [[Electricity generation|generate electric power]] to be fed into a [[power grid]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/aug/03/renewableenergy.energy |title=Giant kites to tap power of the high wind |first=Alok |last=Jha |work=The Observer |date=2008-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/10/71908 |title=Generating Power From Kites |first=Nicole |last=Martinelli |work=Wired.com |publisher=Condé Nast Digital |date=2006-10-10 |access-date=2009-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/08/competitors-for-kite-generated-wind.html |title=Competitors for kite generated wind power |publisher=[[Next Big Future]] |date=2008-08-04 |access-date=2009-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kuleuven.be/optec/research/projects/kitepower |title=Kite Power |publisher=Optimisation in Engineering Center (OPTEC) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |date=2010-01-19 |access-date=2010-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520160323/http://www.kuleuven.be/optec/research/projects/kitepower |archive-date=2011-05-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Laddermill]]s are a type of [[airborne wind turbine]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/aug/03/renewableenergy.energy |title=Giant kites to tap power of the high wind |first=Alok |last=Jha |work=The Observer |date=2008-08-03}}</ref> As an alternative to fuel-powered generators, shipping container sized generators can provide electricity to remote locations using large computer-controlled foil kites and battery reserves.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thekitepower.com/ |title=Kitepower Airborne Wind Energy |access-date=2024-06-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://skysails-power.com/ |title=Wind Power: Unleashing its Full Potential |access-date=2024-06-24}}</ref> Kites are used to reach [[High altitude wind power|high altitude winds]] such as a [[jet stream]], which are always present, even if ground level [[wind]]s available to [[wind turbine]]s are absent.

Kites of related design are used for [[sailing]], including [[speed sailing]]. ''Jacob's Ladder'', a [[Kiteboating|kite-powered boat]], set the C-Class [[Speed sailing record|world sailing speed record]] with a speed of {{convert|25|kn|km/h|lk=in}} in 1982, a record that stood for six years.<ref name="WSSRC">{{cite web|url=http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=18|title=500 Metre Records|publisher=World Sailing Speed Records Committee|work=WSSRC Records|access-date=2009-12-28}}</ref> A [[Kitesurfing|kiteboard]] was the first sailing craft to exceed a speed of {{convert|50|kn|km/h}} in October 2008.<ref name="WSSRC" />

Power kites range in size from {{convert|1.2|to|50|m2|ft2|abbr=on}}. All kites are made for specific purposes: some for water, land, power or maneuverability.