this is the ‘small indian fighter’ from philippe gallots’ book, ‘making and flying fighter kites’ ... flew first time on the beach in a gentle late afternoon breeze ... fast and accurate ... crashed it on the fourth fly and damaged the bow ...

bow: bamboo, hand split and shaped
spine : bamboo, hand split and shaped
skin: white supermarket shopping bag, permanent art pen
built: august, 2002

the phlying phish
retired [intro ... 1] [back to pics]

fighters:
... the monroe
... copyright
... phlying phish
... eye-con
... big indian fighter
... red lips 1ne
... yellow xprmnt
... israeli flag fighter
... red lips 2wo
... basf xprmnt
... stryke #051
... african inspirations

kites:
... under construction

flying days:
... under construction