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【风筝的飞行隐藏着什么科学原理?英文的!如上最好有中英对照的】
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风筝的飞行隐藏着什么科学原理?英文的!

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最好有中英对照的

陈邦兴回答:
  Kite(device),wind-supportedflyingdeviceconsistingofawoodenorsimilarframeworkcoveredwithpaper,cloth,orsyntheticmaterial.Akiteisarudimentaryairfoil;itcanbeflownforpleasureorforpurposesofstudy.Attachedtoalongstring,itcanbesentaloftthroughtheactionofthewindonitssurfaces.Itsdistanceorheightiscontrolledfromthegroundbyplayingoutthestring.KitesareofancientoriginandwereflownbyvariousAsianpeoplesandtheancientEgyptians.Todaykiteflyingisapopularpastimeandacompetitivesport.IneasternAsia,specialcompetitionsareheldinwhichthekitesareelaboratelydesignedanddecoratedintheformsofbirds,fish,ordragonsandmaybeequippedwithwhistlesorpipesthatemitmusicalsoundsasthewindblowsthroughthem.Kite-fightingcontestsarealsoheld,inwhichcompetitorsattempttousetheirkitestoattackanddownthekitesofopponents.   Kiteshavebeenemployedforpracticalpurposesaswellasforpleasure.AmericandiplomatandscientistBenjaminFranklinexperimentedwithkitestoinvestigateatmosphericelectricity,andkitestudieswerealsomadebytheAmericanphysicistandinventorAlexanderGrahamBell.Beginninginthe1890sandcontinuingforabout40years,boxkites,consistingoftwoormoreconnectedopen-endedboxes,wereusedforsendingmeteorologicinstrumentsalofttomeasurewindvelocity,temperature,barometricpressure,andhumidity.Inthelate19thandearly20thcenturies,kiteswereusedforliftingmilitaryobserverstoheightsfromwhichtheycouldobservethedispositionofenemyforces.DuringWorldWarII(1939-1945),kiteswerealsousedasgunnerytargets.Present-dayapplicationsincludetheiruseassignalsinair-sea-rescueoperations.
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