Foreword by Charles H. GIbbs-SmithPreface to the Revised EditionIntroduction1. China2. Other Eastern Kites3. The Pacific4. Early European Kites5. The Eighteenth Century and Electric Kites6. Meteorological Kites7. Man-lifters8. The Development of the Form of the Kite9. The Kite and the Aeroplane10. Military Kites and Other Uses11. Flying Techniques12. Modern KitesA Summary ChronologyBibliographyIndex