Category: kites...

the tail of a kite is for balance
the name of this object comes from the kite, a member of the hawk family
common types are the hexagonal (or three-sticker), the malay (modified diamond), and the box kite invented in the 1890s
flying a kite off the White Cliffs of Dover
imagine you are a kite soaring high in the sky, reveling in your surrender to the winds but aware of the tail that balances you and the string that anchors you to the ground and keeps you safe
the kite is the oldest known heavier-than-air craft designed to gain lift from the wind while being flown from a flying line or tether
kites have been used over the millennia to ward off evil, deliver messages, represent the gods, raise banners, discover natural phenomena, propel craft, drop propaganda leaflets, catch fish, spy on enemies, send radio signals, measure the weather, photograph Earth, and lift passengers
Benjamin Franklin using his kite to prove that lightning was electricity, not the wrath of the gods
Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it. (W. Churchill)