Can a kite be flown into the upper atmosphere?
I know it cannot go into space for lack of air to push it, but how high can a kite really go?
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Answer by ZeUs
As high as the string you got
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The problem is that the weight of the string will increase as the kite goes higher. So eventually the combined weight of the kite plus the string will be too much for the strength of the wind. So as you let out more and more string, the angle that the kite is flying at will decrease.
I once let out a mile of string and my kite was flying low towards the horizon.
well yes, but. In space there would be no need for air, as there is no gravity of course. So in theree the kite would simply float around. But as to your original question I’m not very sure. if theres air blowing the kite upwards I asume it could go pretty high.
well dude it can go really high! like so high that you can’t even see the kite on the sky anymore!
The record for the highest single kite flown is 3801 metres (12,471ft).
for a train of kites 9740 metres (31,955 ft).
6.05 miles.
The ability of a kite to fly, and the altitude it attains, depends on the meteorological conditions at the time of the attempt.
Outside of the U.S. the most active kite flying program was the German Weather Bureau. The record for the highest flying train of kites on a single line was set between Lindenberg and Herzberg in Germany on August 1, 1919.
This flight, which involved a series of eight kites, reached a maximum altitude of 9740 meters or 31,955 feet or 6.05 miles.
The kite line broke during retrieval when the line tension was 145 kg or 320 lbs.
Possibly. A heavy duty balloon probably could so why can’t a kite right? Here we go. In the US persons who travel above an altitude of 50 miles are considered astronauts. So I am left to assume 50 miles above the sea level would be outer space. Hence, Assuming the atmosphere would carry it upward, ie heat and wind etc, it may totally be possible. You would just need a large kite and the string to hold it, and about 6 hours of free time. Really slow boring free time.
Where would you find the kite? The worlds largest kite could fit over 1000 people comfortably standing on it. Its 42×25 Meters. And is located in New Zealand.
So where would you get the string you ask? 50 miles of string? How about downtown Cawker city Kansas. The worlds largest ball of string is located off of Wisconsin street (highway 24). It totals over 1325 miles of string.
Good luck with your kites and have fun.
If there is a wind, a kite could be flown. The air is not very thick in the upper part, so for a kite to actually work, it would have to be very very light. Perhaps a kite made with mylar and filled partly with Helium.