, inspires me to fly my own modest store-bought kites. I have a trusty parafoil, a box kite, some deltas, a VW Beetle with wheels that spin, and a bumblebee that never, ever flies. , kite flying ...

A hundred and 10 years ago, at Stanwell Park beach in the Illawarra region, Lawrence Hargrave flew his cellular box kite for the first and only time. It was a seminal moment in aviation, which led ...