Kite flying method, assembly and device

A kite device comprising:

• a kite, the kite being constructed primarily out of lightweight materials, the kite capable of elevation in response to airflow thereagainst from a wind source, the wind source having a plurality of tether-to-wind source attachment points, the kite having a plurality of kite-to-tether attachment points,
• a plurality of tethers, the tethers made of lightweight and flexible material, two or more tethers capable of extending intermediate the kite-to-tether and the tether-to-wind source attachment points, the tethers being attached to the kite at the kite-to-tether attachment points and capable of being attached to the wind source at the tether-to-wind source attachment points, the two or more tethers having tether overhang, the tether overhang being excess tether that extends beyond the tether-to-wind source attachment point so as to facilitate manual adjustment of individual tether lengths during flight, the tether overhang to be located outside the airflow when the kite is in flight, and
• one or more safety devices, the one or more safety devices being objects that prevent entanglement of the tether overhang in moving parts of the wind source, the one or more safety devices being attached to the tether overhang,
• wherein the tethers are of a length that permits flight of the kite while capable of constraining the position of the kite within a lifting zone of the airflow, the kite-to- tether attachment points and the tether-to-wind source attachment points are located where the kite is capable of being balanced and angled in the airflow,
• whereby the airflow generates aerodynamic forces on the kite and tensile forces in the tethers, such that the tensile forces in the tethers generally counter-balance the aerodynamic and gravitational forces on the kite, thereby achieving generally stable, controlled and sustainable flight of the tethered kite from the wind source.

A kite flying assembly comprising,

• a kite, the kite constructed primarily of lightweight materials, the kite having a plurality of kite-to-tether attachment points,
• a wind source, the wind source having a plurality of tether-to-wind source attachment points, the wind source generating an airflow capable of elevating the kite within a lifting zone, the airflow exiting from a housing of the wind source in a direction that remains generally constant relative to the wind source housing,
• a plurality of tethers, the tethers made of lightweight and flexible material, two or more tethers extending intermediate the kite-to-tether and the tether-to-wind source attachment points, the tethers being attached to the kite at the kite-to-tether attachment points and attached to the wind source at the tether-to-wind source attachment points, the tethers having tether overhang, the tether overhang being excess tether that extends beyond the tether-to-wind source attachment point so as to facilitate adjustment of tether length, the tether overhang being located outside the airflow during flight, and
• one or more safety devices, the one or more safety devices being objects that prevent entanglement of the tether overhang in moving parts of the wind source, the one or more safety devices being attached to the tether overhang,
• wherein the tethers are of a length that permits flight of the kite while constraining the position of the kite in the airflow, the kite-to-tether attachment points and the tether-to-wind source attachment points located so as to balance and angle the kite in the airflow,
• whereby the airflow generates aerodynamic forces on the kite and tensile forces in the tethers, such that the tensile forces in the tethers generally counter-balance the aerodynamic and gravitational forces on the kite, thereby achieving generally stable, controlled and sustainable flight of the tethered kite from the wind source.