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As fair spring weather brings out kite and radio-controlled model airplane flying, DTE Energy Co. offers these safety tips:

— Select a level and open space away from utility poles and overhead power lines.

— Don't try to remove a kite or other object that becomes lodged on a utility pole or tangled in the wires. If you're within DTE's service area (southeastern Lower Michigan and the Thumb), call 800-477-4747 to report the location.

— Don't fly kites in threatening weather. If a kite is hit by lightning, wet string can conduct electricity. Use strong, dry cord for kite string.

— Don't use kites containing metal or wire parts such as cotton-wrapped wire string. Wire and string contacting electrical equipment will conduct electricity. Use lightweight wood for kite frames.

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Source: DTE Energy Co.

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Celebrates the Craft of Kite Making
The 44th Annual Smithsonian Kite Festival will be held Saturday, March 27, on the grounds of
the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain date: March 28). This
free, public event organized by The Smithsonian Associates and the National Air and Space Museum
features handmade kite competitions, activity tents, demonstrations and kite displays.

box kite from drinking straws

via This is Mimbres Man: My Bamboo Skewer Box Kite.

Easy Kite Making Instructions for Preschool Kids

via Easy Kite Making Instructions for Preschool Kids | Better in Bulk.

Kite For Sail technology provides a direct towing force and offers the best possible renewable energy system for modern marine vessels. Furthermore, the Hawaiian Islands offer ideal wind conditions and a maritime industry that can effectively utilize the kite sail for fuel, emissions and cost reduction.

via Kite For Sail | Hawaii.

Kite collector Con Engels has a soaring collection of “flying art.”

via Sky High Kite Collection – Pittsburgh Magazine – March 2010 – Pittsburgh, PA.

Photo: Getty Images

The blustery Sydney beach provided ideal conditions, with some first-time fliers joining in the fun alongside expert Australian Kitefliers Society members, many of whom design their own

via Kite festival attracts high flyers.

Kite season is back: Around 6,000 kites adorn the sky of Segara Manggar Beach in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, during Borneo's International Kite festival, on Sunday. The festival, held to celebrate Balikpapan's 113th anniversary, aims to break a Guinness World Record

via Kite season is back | The Jakarta Post.

A completely new concept of underwater wave energy using a simple 7 ton kite turbine design has been developed by Minesto; which is a spinoff from the Swedish military and aircraft design firm Saab. The Deep Green underwater turbine captures the power of the ocean just like a kite in wind.

via Zero Energy Construction: Underwater Kite Harnesses Ocean Energy.