Australian kite maker Francis is best known for his flying saucers: air-inflated sculptures that hovered close to the ground and entertained kite festival crowds, worldwide.

Kong Xiang Ze, his son, Kong Ling Min, and grandson, Kong Bing Zhang live on the outskirts of Beijing and represent three generations of Chinese …

Koreans call kites ‘Bangpae’ because traditional Korean kites resemble a shield. The unique characteristics of a Bangpae are a three point bridle, a center hole, …

An engineer in Australia, Hargrave is credited with the invention of the box kite. He did extensive aeronautical experiments with kites and shared his information …

Founder of Harvard’s Blue Hill Observatory, Rotch was one of the leading international weather researchers who recognized the value of kites as meteorological tools (before …

Thanks to Ali Fujino, who continues her service to the Drachen Foundation, an interesting archive has been added to the website.  It contains writings, sketches, …

Two of the pioneers of innovative dual and quad-line kite flying, Lee and Sue competed for years in the seminal sport kiting events of the …

In 1982, traveling the United States on his motorcycle, the Snail, Toy gathered information from many of the pioneers of the kite movement. He was …

The Beijing hospital administrator is a leading specialist in miniature kite making. His tiny miniatures can be the size of a housefly, but he also …

A French meteorologist, Teisserenc de Bort is given credit for the discovery of the Stratoshpere in 1899, and is known in kite circles for the …