BOX KITE - Form of kite devised by Australian Lawrence Hargrave, used by many early constructors to provide rigid biplane structures.
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Box kite (square section, stacked two cells)
Two-stick square kite
Square kite for family fun.
It was shortly after graduating out of box kites that guys like Lillenthal and Chanute began building biplanes and gliding down every piece of sloping topography they could find.
 See also: Dynamic, Direct, Force, Flight, Airplane
  
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