▁a ▁light - wind ▁k ite . ▁The ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁struct ural ▁sp ars ▁makes ▁it ▁relatively ▁heavy ▁and ▁it ▁requires ▁moder ate ▁to ▁strong ▁wind s . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁K ite ▁types ▁ ▁Man - l ifting ▁k ite ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁T etra hed ral ▁K ite ▁Information ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁A viation ▁ ▁Category : K ites <0x0A> </s> ▁R ear ▁adm iral ▁George ▁Brown ▁( J une ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁who ▁served ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Brown ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁R ush ville , ▁Indiana , ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁n avy ▁as ▁a ▁mid ship man ▁on ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁served ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁throughout ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁first ▁as ▁inspect or ▁of ▁ord n ance ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁( rank ▁lieutenant ), ▁then ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Block ading ▁Squadron , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁commander . ▁He ▁especially ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁when , ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁gun bo at ▁ ▁at ▁Pal my ra ▁Island , ▁he ▁def ended ▁himself ▁for ▁an ▁hour ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁against ▁four ▁Confeder