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	A Discworld take on the Space Shuttle and its fuel tank and rockets?		A Discworld take on the Space Shuttle and its fuel tank and rockets, together with some of Leonardo Da Vinci's prototype flying machines.

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{{spoilersfor|''[[Book:The Last Hero|The Last Hero]]''}}

'''The Kite''' is one of the few fortunate inventions by [[Leonard of Quirm]] that got a succinct rather than descriptive name. It also has the distinction as Leonard's only successful flying machine. It is constructed by teams of artificer apprentices on a flotilla on the way to the Edge of the [[Discworld (world)|Disc]]. The Kite is made of very well-varnished wood that does not catch fire, and sufficiently air-tight to go into the void space. Its main components are:
*part shaped like a giant eagle, with wings that can be winched inward and folded up; the crew's cabin is contained in this part.
*the dragon pods associated with this part.
*part shaped like a giant salmon in the grasp of the aforementioned giant eagle, containing more dragon pods.

The Kite is powered by, yes, [[swamp dragons]], the very explosive animal. Leonard has managed to feed them a diet that gave them very hot flames without even a tiny burp.

As each module is used up, the dragons inside are released and allowed to flutter/glide/drift unhurt back down to the Disc. It is understood that Lady [[Sybil Ramkin]] insisted on this as her price for providing the dragons in the first place.

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A Discworld take on the Space Shuttle and its fuel tank and rockets?

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