Kite Time Line - 1800 AD to 1900 AD This time line represents
the period when kites came into wide spread use as instruments
of technology and science. Many advancements were made in kite
design and construction during this period and many new kite
forms were developed. Since documentation for this period of
time is much more accurate and is substantiated by both text and
photographic documents, a great deal more is known about the
kites, their uses and the kiters who developed and employed
them. The period from 1860 to about 1910 (overlapping into the
next time line) is frequently known as "The Golden Age of
Kiting". This era title refers to the fact that the kite was one
of the premier instruments of scientific investigation of the
lower atmosphere, an early work horse for lifting aerial cameras
and observers, a device for traction experimentation, and a
method of exploring the principles of aeronautics leading to the
development of powered flight in 1903. All research by Bob
White. Creative Commons Copyrig