Kites fly

[Flying Kiwi]

Do they fly with a power pack and some radio gear?

 

[Flying Monkey fab]

Many of the first aeroplanes were essentially box kites, so rigged right absolutely.

 

[Hai-Lee]

Without a ground tether they are called gliders!

Have fun!

 

[b-29er]

This reminds me of a toy i had as a kid

Basically a kite frame powered by rubber bands. Was pretty neat.

And to answer your question yes, you could make a kite, or at least some kites, fly like a plane with a power pack. Do remember that yaw exists, and is something most kites don't deal with.

 

[donalson]

I've seen a few kite builds... I've got an old delta stunt kite that I'm thinking of working something out with...

 

[donalson]

here is someones build and vids of him flying it... pretty fun...

 

[CatholicFlyer]

"Lets go fly a kite"