 Historical kites
Barrage kite Lamson Man-lifter Cody War Kite Gibson Girl
Harry Saul conceived the kite for advertisements. The kite was also used to protect against airplane attacks on Navy ships during World War II. (Replica: Toon Hannink)
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 Historical kites
Barrage kite Lamson Man-lifter Cody War Kite Gibson Girl
Charles A. Lamson developed this 'Man lifting' kite as a precursor to later aeroplanes.
This replica is made by Jan Fischer.
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 Historical kites
Barrage kite Lamson Man-lifter Cody War Kite Gibson Girl
Samuel Franklin Cody developed this system in 1901 to get people into the air for the British army. A working replica of modern materials appeared in the ’80s in many kite events.
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 Historical kites
Barrage kite Lamson Man-lifter Cody War Kite Gibson Girl
This simple box kite with an aluminium frame was made in the ’40s as part of the emergency equipment of liferafts. The survivor used the kite to get the wire antenna of the emergency radio into the air.
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