A box kite is a high-performance kite, noted for developing relatively high lift. It was invented by the Australian Lawrence Hargrave in 1893 Hargrave also linked several box kites together, creating sufficient lift for him to fly some 16 ft (4.9 m) off the ground. A winged variant of this kite is known as the Cody kite following its development by Samuel Cody as a platform for military observation during the Second Boer War. Military uses also involved a kite/radio transmitter combination issued to pilots during World War II for use in liferafts<Actinic:Variable Name = '1'/>. Most of the altitude records for kite flying are held by large box kites, This section includes box and multi-faceted kites,
