| Samuel Franklin Cody’s Kite | |
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Origin |
Samuel Franklin Cody |
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Type |
Kite |
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Effects |
Can lift several people and gracefully maneuver in the air |
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Downsides |
Creates high winds |
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Activation |
Un-tethering |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 12 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
97382-1904 |
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Shelf |
682269-2348-643 |
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Date of Collection |
June 31, 1908 |
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Origin[]
Samuel Franklin Cody was a Wild West showman and early pioneer of manned flight. He is most famous for his work on the large kites known as Cody War-Kites that had gondolas attached and could carry several people. They were used by the British in World War I as a smaller alternative to balloons for artillery spotting. He was also the first man to fly an airplane in Britain.
Effects[]
The kite can lift several people into the air under its own strength. It can then move quickly through the air, doing dives and rolls comparable to fighter jets. The fabric is not easily breakable, although it can be damaged by debris that the kite’s high winds create. The passengers can control the flight to some degree by shifting the gondola’s position, which is very hard to do. They are instead recommended to just hold on tight and not fall out during some of the more extreme stunts. The kite is now permanently tethered to Warehouse floor with steel cables to prevent it from going rogue and picking up its own passengers.