The most annoying thing about launching a kite is, the wind at the ground is often just barely enough, or even too little, while the wind at altitude is just fine. So, this Idea suggests attaching a simple rocket engine to a kite, to loft it to the altitude where the wind actually is. We may actually want a rather modest-thrust rocket engine, compared to what is typically put in model rockets, because kites are typically somewhat more fragile than rocket bodies. On the other hand, a kite might be designed to be folded at launch, and unfolds when the rocket thrust ends (note its vector) and the wind thrust takes over (different vector).-- Vernon, Jan 15 2016 Hostoric rocket kite launch... attempt https://www.youtube...watch?v=BxxbMfYY9Bw [2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jan 15 2016] Not quite what [bs0u0155] suggested Drone_20Kite_20Service [Vernon, Jan 16 2016] [+] autobun.-- FlyingToaster, Jan 15 2016 Hmm,elasticated double skin mylar kite filled with hydrogen with remote release mechanism.-- not_morrison_rm, Jan 15 2016 Somebody is trying this exact idea out. [link]-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jan 15 2016 Great idea, apart from the "kite" part.-- 8th of 7, Jan 15 2016 Why would you want the rocket thrust to end?-- pocmloc, Jan 15 2016 Attach a couple of powerful brushless motors and you won't need any wind.-- bs0u0155, Jan 15 2016 [bs0u0155], are you going to post that as a separate Idea ("drone kite"), or shall I?-- Vernon, Jan 15 2016 + bun if the rocket falls off after its ascent...-- xandram, Jan 16 2016 Love it.-- blissmiss, Jan 16 2016 [xandram], model-rocket solid-fuel motors are mostly made of heavy paper, a tube with a ceramic nozzle at one end. They don't weigh so much that the emptied-of-fuel motor needs to be discarded at altitude. Obviously you would want to replace the motor at ground level, to be able to use a new engine to loft the kite again, but why encourage littering?-- Vernon, Jan 16 2016 Not so much littering, more encouraging small heavy smouldering items falling out of the sky at high speed with no warning.-- 8th of 7, Jan 16 2016 [8th], those exist already, and are called "meteors". Exhausted model rocket engines are a very poor imitation.-- Vernon, Jan 22 2016 random, halfbakery