linekahuna Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Two Kitemandu Predator kites. Al Smith on the left, myself on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kite Shoppe Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Two Kitemandu Predator kites.Al Smith on the left, myself on the right. WoW! Did you ever measure the wing span? Wow! T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linekahuna Posted July 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Two Kitemandu Predator kites.Al Smith on the left, myself on the right. WoW! Did you ever measure the wing span? Wow! T Wingspan is 14 1/2 ft and 6 ft. tall. Sparred with hollow fiberglass 505 spars and 1 1/2 ounce material. Makes a lot of noise. We attached a ripstop nylon tail to each of the" t " fittings with a bungee cord. When the tail became taut, it vibrated and made a noise which sounded like water pouring onto a piece of plywood. Have flown a stack of four but could not turn them. Too much pull. Three was a handful. Ah, the good old days of kiting when I was younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquadsteve Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Now those are the good old days..... Designer and maker Ron Bell.... Kitemandu kites.... Wow... blast from the past... I owned a 1100 that he made and I think it was called the 900... oh yes.. Leather Nose and all... Big fishing clips on the bridle ends to attach your flyin line too... heehee... They were GReat to fly.... at some point I will have to scan all my old photos in... Me (at 13 or so) and Steve Brown... side by side at the Fathers Day kite festival in Comox.... Water up to our hips.... and flyin 1100s and landing and sinking them in the water... I forget what year it was .. 92????? Thanks so much for sharing Jim... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean750 Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Seeing these big wings makes me wanna rob my father of his MEFM Maxi. It's only 11 feet across, but fun. 0.5 to 18 mph wind range. At 10 mph it's pulling me across the field against my will. Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Super cool! Thanks for sharing that wonderful photo! It makes me want to go fly my stack of Hawiians! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linekahuna Posted July 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Seeing these big wings makes me wanna rob my father of his MEFM Maxi. It's only 11 feet across, but fun. 0.5 to 18 mph wind range. At 10 mph it's pulling me across the field against my will.Dean This is what happens when too many kites are stacked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant man Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 never flew those before would love to give them a try .. i love it when people other then myself stack kites .. it makes kiting that much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backspin23 Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 oh man, that is nuts!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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