Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., Vol. VIII. 



Plate XVIII. 



A Floating Kite, adapted to be towed out of the water. 



Kite consistsof a bridge, ortruss, of tetrahedral celN with wings of Japanese waterproof piper upon two floats of 

 light framework covered with oilcloth. A stint towing pole extends laterally across the lower part of the wing- 

 piece at the front. Photograph by Douglas McCurdy. Illustration from the National Geographic Society. 



