These plans were in a special pamphlet of an older edition of the

These plans were in a special pamphlet of an older edition of the Manjha News, the official newletter
of the Manjha Club International. I scanned them and combined them in this file.
Ludo Petit, president of Manjha Club International gave me permission to post these plans and another
special plans edition on my website. The plans are copyrighted by the designers, please respect their
copyrights and use the plans only for your personal use.
All the plans in this file and the other Manjha Club plan file are made with bamboo bows, bamboo
spines and glassine paper or similar tissue papers.
Grins, bruce
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THANK
YOU
Many thanksto the contibutors
of this book let us namethem :
Geoff Crumplin
for all the drawings
of the kites.
PhilippeVanthodiepfor his designs.
PhilippeRevelfor his designs.
MichelDarnisfor his designs.
Niko Tirard& VincentLunel
for the lay out and pageset up.
BertrandBacqudfor his computer
assistance.
TonySlaterfor his designs.
PhilippeGallotfor the writing
and editingof this book.
EdwardGallotfor his designs.
ludo Petitfor his designs.
PierreLegrandfor his designs.
and all the ManihaClubMembers
for their supportand advice.
IIERCI
Nosremerciementsd ceux qui ont porticip{
d lo conceptionde ce livret :
GeoffCrumplinpour lesdessrns
desplons surordinoteur.
Philippe Vonthodieppour sesplons.
Philippe Revelpour sesplons.
MichelDarnispour sesplons.
NikoTirordet VincentLunel
pour lo miseen poge.
BertrondBocquepour sonoide
en informotique.
TonySloterpour sesplans.
Philippe Gallotpour lo redoction
et l'edition de ce livret.
Edword Gollotpour sesplons.
Ludo Petitpour sesplons.
PierreLegrondpour sesplons
et tous lesMembresdu Manjho Club
I nternotionaI pour I'encourogement
et /es conseilstechniques.
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Manjha
ClubInternational
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INTRODUCTION
Thisbook is the resuttof manyhoursof
' workand great
a
ClubSpirit!Allthe content
o f t h e b o o k b e l o n g st o m e m b e r so f t h e
ManjhaClubInternationaland as a clubwe
d'effortset d'un excellentEspritde Club!Tout
le contenude ce livreoppartientoux membres
agreedto compileinformationfor the pleasur€ of all. Our aim is to make you enjoy
club,nousovonsdicidd de construirece documentpour le ploisir de tous. Notreobjedif est
our sportand sharewith us the fun of flying
de portoger notre loisir et de vousfoire vivre
notrejoie de jouer ovec des certs-volontsde
combot.Touslesplans sont de conceptions
personnellesef sont le rdsultat d'heuresde
fighter kites.The designsare all self made
andtheyare the resultsof manylate nights
and a few colds (caughton the field). All
thesekites are guaranteedgood fliers, tested at festivalsor duringfriendlymeetings.
Nevertheless,
eachkite hasits own nature
andbehaviourand you shouldbe awareof
the settingof the bridlessystemas they are
madeto suit the makerof the kite.Formore
informationand to know how to adjustthe
bridlesystem,pleaseread the page dedicatedto that matter.We thank you for your
interestin our sport and hopeyou will enjoy
buildingand flying the kites.
Shouldyou wish to know moreaboutour
club,pleasecontactus at :
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Celivret estle resultotde beoucoupd'heure
du Monjho Clublnternotionolet en tont que
recherche,soirdestordiveset quelquesrhumes
sur le terroin d'essois.Ious ces cerfs-volonts
sontgorontiscommeoyont ete testes,oyont
foit leurs preuvesoux festivolsou dons des
rdunionsomicales.N6onmoins,choque cerfvolonto so propre construdionet sonregloge
personnel: celui de son moitre. C'estpourquoi pour mieux rdgler votre systdmede bridoge,nous vous conseillonslo lecturede lo
poge sur lesregloges.Nousvous remercions
de votrecuriositdpour notre sport et espdrons
vousopporter du ploisir d construireet foire
voler noscerfs-volonts
de combot.
plus de renseignemenb,
Sivoussouhoitez
olors,contactez-nous
d:
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Rdglage
Setup for the bridle system
The bridle systemis the lines which hold your
kite againstthe wind and is attachedto thc
flying line. A wrong set up may causeyoul
kite to fly badly and even not fly at all, so it
is most importantthat you get it right !
llltren we suggesta bddle systemfor a kite desigp,
often this is fixed by the designeror the ownel
of the kite. You will soon learn that most
bridle set up are pelsonal and often only suit
the pilot. tn order to adjust the spin and the
speedof the kite, you need to leavea loose
pieceof line after you havemadeyour knott
at the point of the bridle.This small extra
piece will be used to tune your kite according to your need and the strengthof the
wind.
Two casescan take place:
l- Your kite spins too much ond is too fost
You will need to reducethe lengthof the back
bridlein orderto makeyour kite facingmore
wind and taking a strongerangleto the pulling.A small loop over the smallpieceof the
extra line will reducethe length.You may
n e e d t o m a k e s e v e r a ll o o p s t i l l y o u r k i t e
becomemore stable.Althoughthis willmake
your kite pull a little stronger.
2- Your kite is too stoble ond does not spin
Thismeansthat your front bridle is too long.
You will need to reduceit by makint some
loopsaroundthe extrapieceof line.Tryit till
you are happywith the movementof the kite.
A good kite should not spin to fast.
Bod news!
Yourkite stillgoes one side or the other but
does not spin well. You may have an unbalance kite with more pull on one side.
Eitheryou add some weight on the oPPosite side, move the knott of the bridle
side ways or your bow is uneven. There
is not much to do, Just try all the bits.
Rebalancethe kite. lf that is not right...
You may have a real problem and You
may need to make a new kite. I am sorry
for you !
Goodluck !
Lesbrides sont les fils qui mointiennentle
cert-volontdans Ie bon ongle de voL Elles
sontreli{esou filde wL Unmouvoisregloge
emp€cheravotrecert-whnt de volercorrectemenLDonq vousdevezavoir tout bon !
LorsquenousproPosonsun rdgloge,celui-ci
estsouventpersonnelet opportientou crdateur du cerf-volont.Vousopprendrezropidementlo roisonet le pourquoi.De foEon
o r6gler lo vitesseet lo rototion du cerfvolant,vousdevezloisserun petit bout de
fil en plus oprdsovoir foit le noeud de rete'
nue. Cepetit bout de fil sero votrepoint de
regloge fin et vousservira d controlerlo
vifessede votrecerf-volontef ses mouvements.
Deuxcosse prdsentent:
l- Le cerf-volanttournetrop ou va trop vite
Vousdevezrdduire lo longueur de lo bride
orridre,en faisontune ou plusieursboucles
outourdu petitfr\.Cxi vo ougmenterI'ongle
ou vent,rendrele cerf-volantun peu plus
fort et r1duiresa rototion.llfoudro foireplu'
sieursessoispour obtenirun bon r*sultoL
Le
cerf-volantne tourne Pas,il est trop
2stable
Ceci veut dire que lo bride ovont est trop
longue,onriduit olorsen foisontdesboucles
surle petitbout de fil o I'ovontiusqu'd ce
que le cerf-volontsoitplus instoble.On
continue j usqu'dsotisfodio n.
Mauvaisesnouvelles!
Le cerf-volontcontinued tourner d'un c6td
Le cert-volont n'estpos equiliseulement.
br6. Vousajoutezun Peu de poids de l'outre
c6te, ddplocezle noeud de bridoge sur le
c6te,vdtreorc n'estpas symetrique.Difficile
rien ne foit...
d rdporer,essoyezencore...Si
Vousavezvroimentun gros problime et il
sero mieux de refoire un nouveoucerfvolont.Je suistristepour vous!
Eonnechonceet bon couroge!
Wecon provide you with the Eeginner's guide to flying
tndion Fighter kiteby Shirley Turpin in English Pleose
osk us ot the club oddress
Nouspowons yousfoumir le livre guidedu ddbutant
pour piloterun cerf-volantindiende ShirleyTurpin
versionfrangaiseDemanderle nousau club
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L U D OP E T I T I. 9 9 4
The" ManjhaDart " is a gift to the Maniha
C l u b I n t e r n a t i o n a fl r o m L u d o ,o u r C l u b
Presidentlt also camefor Christmas1995
by mail ( without being folded in my mail
boxby the postman...
lt happenedone time
before!)Theunique shapeand the reinforcedwingswith bamboo,make this model
veryspecialto fly.
tt is a strongkite and needsa good tine
to playwith. Ludo built his " ManjhaDart"
with strongMylar,extra strongtape on the
front sidesand to hold the bow at its tips.
Samefor the two bamboosticksfor the tail.
Tftebow and the spineare madewith bamboo of 2,5 mm. The bow is trimmed at the
tips to allow more flexibilityand is giving
mole Power.
Thereare three bridlesto hold the
kitesothe middleone will be adjustedonce
the front and the back are fixed.
Thankyou Ludoforyour gift, we shall all
enjoyflying the Manjha Dart at festivals!
Le " Monjho Dort" esf /e codeoude Ludo,
notre President,ou Monjho Clublnternotionol
pour sesmembresef sesomis.ll estorrivdpor
lo poste pour Nodl 1993,mois cettefois-ci
sans€trepli6 pour entrerdansmo boite, c'est
dejo orrivd une fois / Cetteforme unique ovec
ses renfortsen bombou dons lesoiles rend
ce cerf-volantbien speciol o piloter.
ll estpuissantet demondeun fil solidepour
le foire voler.Ludo o fait sonpremier Manjho
Dart en Mylor ovec des renforts ou bord
d'ottoque ovec du rubon odhesif extro fort.
Lesboguettesde bord de fuite sontoussimointenuesovecdu rubon. Lesboguetteset l'orc
sont fobriqudsovec du bambou de 2,5 mm.
pour
llorc estdiminu{ et offindoux extrdmitds
plus de flexibilitdet pour donner du nerf.
ll y o trois bridespour tenir le cerf-volont.
Lo bride centralesero ottochdeen dernier
oprds ovoir regle lesdeux outres.
Merci beoucoupLudo pour ton codeou,
nousallons €tretrdsfier de foire volerle Monjho
Dort lors desprochoins festivals.
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Length/
Longueur:
46 cm
Width/ Largeur:53 cm
Bow/ Arc: 60 cm
supdrieure:
?3 cm
Upper
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Lowerbridle/ Brideinfdrieure
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Frontbridleleg = 23cm
Rearbridleleg = 27.5s.
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fhe Darpanis an excellentlittle kite with a
rcrylirelyflightThe namecomesfroma smalt
LeDorponestun excellent
petit cerf-volont
qui o du corps.Le nom vientd'une petitehis-
story- My friendsMicheland LouisetteDarnis
toire...Mes bonsomisMichelet Louisette
Dornis
sontrevenusdu Joponovec un petitcodeou
t# went to Japanon a trip and broughtme a
i $ gift Insidethe box I founda mini kite,,Hata-
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wind. I enlargedthe designand madethe
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decouvrirun petit cerf-volonlun mini ',Hoto',
bien trop petit pour le faire voler.le d*cide
donc de construireune r1pliqueplus gronde.
Le nom vientdoncdu m{longe Dornis-Jopon.
To build this kite, you will need a bamboo spine of 2 mm and a glassfibre of Z
Pour construirece cerf-volont,vous ovez
besoind'une baguettede bombou de 2 mm
mm.Thesail is madewith Mylar but Tyveck
and paperare good too.
et d'une fibre de verrede 2 mm. Lo voilure est
Thiskite can take a lot of wind, its path
of flight is excellentand it can be veryfast.
TheDarpanis one of my best kite t often
uscfor fighting.
du Mylor mois on peut utiliserun bon popier
ou m4me du tyveck.
Cecerf-volontoime bien tous/es ven6,
sonvol estsuperbeet ossezropide.Le Dorpon
estsouventle premier en " piste" pour les
combots.
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Length/
Longueur:
4J cm
Width/Largeur:
50 cm
B o w/ A r c : 5 6c m
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lowerbqdJe/ Brid_g
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Frontbridleleg = 29qm
Rearbridleleg = 3ggm
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Ihis is a veyfine and light kite.Ton/s design
is set to make this kite a specialone for very
lightwind and evenflyrngindoors.I sawTony
havingfun in a Gymwith this kite !
Theconstructionis simpleand quick The
kite couldbe in the air one hour after startingthe buildingof it. you canuse Mylaror
soft plasticor evenpaperfor the sail.
The spine is made of bambooof 2 mm
trimmed,and the bow is madewith a glass
fibre of 1,5 mm. The best time to play with
Weelifun would be in the eveningoncethe
wind has droppedand the sky is clear.
Thekite is very steady,spinswell, can be
fast if the bridle is adjustedfor speed.tt
doesnot pull much and keepsa very fine
line of flight.
lf you chooseto playwith the WEEWUN
youwill have a good chanceof being the
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Thankyou Tonyfor this supertittle kite I
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Voiciun tout petit cerf-volantqui de por so
quolitdet son dessinen fero un de vos fovoris.Crdceou " design" de Tony,nousovons
ici un moddlecapablede volerpor petit temps
mois oussi en interieur, dons un Gym par
exemple.
Lo construction est simple et ropide. IJne
heure oprds le debut vousrisquezd'€tre dejd
sur Ie terroin pour faire lespremiers essors/
Lo voilurepeut €tre en Mylor, en plostique fin
et m€meen popierde soie.La boguettecentrole est un bombou de 2 mm offin| et I'orc
estfoit ovec une fibre de verre de 1,5mm. Le
meilleurmomentpour foire volerle WEEWUN
esf /e soirlorsquele vent esttombe et que le
ciel est cloir. Ce cerf-volonf esf frds stoble,
tourne trdsbien et peut €tre rapide si lo bride
estojustdeen consdquence.
tl ne tirepos fort
sur sonfil et il gorde une trds belletrajectoire.
Sivouschoisissez
dejouer ovecun WeeWun,
vousovezde grondeschancesde gagner !
Merci Tonypour ce superbe cerf-volont !
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Bow/ Arc:58 cm
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EDWARD
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Pilouis the nicknameof my son.He designedthis kite while we were makingsome
new models.The shape is largeand wide
andthe kite is specialtybuilt for thosewho
wish to start fryinga good steadykite in light
wind. Ihe path of flight is very good and the
kitc kecps to its line without any difficulties. lt is a fairly stow fighter but can be
adjustedfor strongerwind.
T o b u i l d - p i l o u N u mb e r | - w e u se d a
Mylarsail with a spinemadeof bambooof
2,5 mm and the bow is made with a glass
fibre of 2 mm.
Many beginnershave enjoyedtheir first
trieswith this model.We hope it will be the
casefor you too !
Pilou esf /e petitnom de mon fits.tt
ovoitfoit ceplon olors que nousdtionsentroin
de construirede nouveouxmodeles.La forme
lorge du plon de vol rend ce cerf-volont trds
stoble et focile o piloter pour les dlbutonts.
Soligne de vol estremarquoble!C'est un cerf_
volont queje qualifie de ptut6t lent.On profi_
tera de le foire volerpor petit temps,toutefois
en foisont un outre rdgloge, on peutle sortir
por un ventplus fort.
Pour construire
le " pilouNumber l,,on utiliseune voilureen Mylor.Lo boguettecentrole
esf en bombou de 2,5 mm et l,orc estfobriqu6 ovecune fibre de verrede 2 mm. Beoucoup
de d{butontsont foit leurspremidresormes
ovecce moddle.l'espdreque vous aussiserez
d'heureuxpilotes!
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Length/
Longueur:
3g,I cm
rt{idth/Largeur:
66,5 cm
B o w / A r c : 1 1 c, m
Upper
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31,5 cm
Lowerbridle/ Brideinfdrieure:34,5 cm
Tailbattens
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Frontbridleleg = 33.scm
Rearbridleleg = 34.5cm
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Little Hdlbna
PHILIPPE
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This mini kite is dedicatedto our friends
in Antwerp Belgiumin honourof the birth
of their little girl...H6lina
It is a fast kite and difficult for beginners
to fly. You need to be well trained before
you aim for the flyingof this mini kite ! The
sp€cdallows many hoursof good fun. When
ftVrngwith a long line, the kite becomeeasier
to control. lt does not pull at all and needs
a yery light line to fly with. I love to play
with Little H6lina when the wind is fair and
I nced another challenge!
Thc sail is made of light Mylar,you could
also usc light paperor fine plasticfilm. lt is
most importantto keepthe weight as small
as possible.Tlre spine is a bambooof 1,5
mm and the bow a glassfibre of 1,5mm.
Thc bridle is not easyto adiust because
thc kitc has a short body with large wings,
it will spin fast at the launchbut with exPericncc and severaltries,you will get a good
brhncc and a fairly steady kite. Havefun
with it !
Voiciun mini cerf-volontqueie dddie d nos
omis de AnversBelgiqueen I'honneurde Io
noissoncede leur petite fille...H1ldno
C'estun opporeil trds ropide et difficile o
foire volerpour |esddbutonts.ll vousfoudra
quelquesheuresde volsovont de iouer ovec
ce bijou ! ll o trespeu de troction,donc il est
ndcdssoirede piloter ovec un fil trds fin et
l6ger. C'estpour moi un vroi ploisir que de
posserdu tempsd foire volerLittleHdldnopor
des ventsmoyens.
La voilure est en Mylor fin maison Peut
oussi utiliserdu popier trds fin. Lo boguette
centroleesfen bomboude 1,5mm et I'orc est
une fibre de verrede 1,5mm.
Lo bride estplut6t difficile d rdgler du fait
que Ie cerf-volontestplus lorge que hout.Au
d1port il tourne vite mois souslo troction il
gorde une trdsbelle ligne de vol. ll vous foudra foire plusieursessoisovont d' obtenir le
bon regloge.Amusez-vousbien !
L e n g t hL/o n g u e u2r2: , 5c m
35 cm
Width/Largeur:
Bow/ Arc:38 cm
18,5 cm
Upperbridle/ Bridesupdrieure:
l8 cm
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Frontbridleleg = 18.5cm
Rearbridleleg = 18cm
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PHILIPPE
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Philippeis known to the club for many
ycars.He has been seenat severalkite fes-
Philippe est connu des membresdu club
depuis plusieursonndes.ll a porticipe a plu-
tivals and he is appreciatedfor his personal designs.
sieursfestivolsof il est apprdciepour ses
connoissonces.
C'estun fdrocepilote de combotet un grond
He is also a fiercefighterand a good pilot
of Rokkaku.Philippeis my partnerin test
flittts and while we practiceour skillswith
our fighter kites. The " Tomato" is one of
his many designs.
This kite is a kind of " Hata " which is
buih with a Mylar sail and bamboospineof
4 r 2 mm thick. The bow is madeof a glass
fibre of 2 mm with an extra piece of fibre
of 18crn in the centreto makethe bow much
stronger.
Philippebuilt his first Tomatowith a seethroughplasticfilm and decoratedit with a
leryc tomato so you could seethe kite even
far eway. lt is a fine kite to fly in light to
moderatewind.
omoteur de Rokkoku.Philippeportoge souyenfses heuresde vols ovec moi, cor il est
mon portenoirepour les entroinements.
Le ' Tomoto" estLtnde sesnombreux cerfsvolonts.
Ce cerf-volontressemblebeoucoupd un
" Hoto ", il est construit
en Mylar ovec une
boguettecentroleen bambou de 4 x 2 mm
d'epoisseur.L'orc est une fibre de verre de
2 mm avecun renfort centrolde | 8 cm pour
le rendre plus rigide.
Philippeavait construitsonpremier Tomoto
ovecun film tronsporentet une ddcorotionde
tomotebien rouge pour pouvoir retrouverle
cerf-volontolors qu'il voloit ! C'estun cerfvolont trdsogr1obled piloter surtoutpour des
ventsfoibles d moddrer.
(cmI
Dimensions
Length/Longueur:
49,3 cm
Width/Laqgeur:
52.4 cm
Bow/Arc:58.2cm
UppeittiOte
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Z g1rd..fupdrieure'
lqlvetbqid[e
r:qqide1a!(qtegtgl
35,5 cm
Tomato
52.4
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20.3
to,rn,
,/
supplementary
bow
(18cm)
l
49.3
,|1
Bow = 58cm x 2mmfibreglass
(+ 18cm x 1.5 or 2mmfibregl
Spine= 49.3cm long 4 x 2mm bamboo
Frontbridleleg = 29.56,n
Rearbridleleg = 35.5cm
AllezOost
P H I L I P PGEA L L O T .I 9 9 2
-Allez Oost" is named after my first visit
ard participationin a festivalin Oostduinke*e
in Belgium.it is dedicatedto my little friend
"
StephanieSlootmanwho I call My little
Princesse".
Stephaniewas I yearsold at the
time of the design.Thenumber2 of this kite
is now flying in Australiaas PeterStauffer,
living in Australia,made a birthday gift to
his 6 yeals old daughter"Cheri".I am the
lucky owner of the number5 and it staysin
my kite bor !
This kite must be decoratedwith the drawing of an elephant head, it's part of the
design.Pleasebe fair play !The sail is made
with tyveck this allow to put colours and
drrwings.Thespineis a bamboool2,5 mm
and thc bow is a glassfibre of 2 mm.
Allcz Oost is an easy kite to fly, it does
not prll much and keepsa good line of flight
Thiskitc is excellentfor beginnersand childrcn to play with. Hope you will enjoy to fly
an elephant!
Allez- Oort' estun petitsouvenirde Belgique.
C'esto lo suitede mo premidre rencontreet
porticipotiond une f6ted Oostduinkerkeque
j'oi construitce plon. II estdddi6 d mo petite
omie belge, StephonieSlootmonquei'oppelle
de Belgique".A I'dpoque
oussi" Ma princesse
du dessin,Stephonieovait I ons ! Le numero
2 de ce moddle estpropri6toire du ciel de
lAustralie,cor mon omi PeterStouffer( hobitont en Australie)en o foit cadeaud'onniver'.
"
soireo so fille de 6 onsqui s'oppelle Cheri
Je suisle propri1toiredu num4ro 3 et il est
dons mo boite o cerfs-volonts!
Ce cerf-volontdoit €tre obligotoirement
ddcordovecune tite d'6l6phont,celo foit parti
du plon !Soyez respecteux!
Lo voilure esf en tyvecksouple ce qui permet de foire des dessinset de mettre de lo
couleur.Lo baguettecentroleest en bambou
de 2,5 mm et l'orc est fait avec une fibre de
verrede 2 mm. Cecerf-volonfest focile o piloter, il tient bien so ligne de vol et tire peu sur
sonfil. C'estun excellentcerf-volontpour les
enfonts!
J'espdreque vous ollez oimer foire voler
des el6phonts!
60,5 cm
_ Wj{thl Largeur:
Bow/ Arc:6? cm
: 30tm
/ Bride_supdrieure
Uppelbrldlq
30,5cm
Lower
bridle/ Brideinfdrieure:
Allez Oost
P h i l i p p eG a l l o t- 1 9 9 2
60.5
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62cm x 2mm
fibreglassbow
43.5
5 c m x l m m - --rr'
fibreglassor
bambootail battens /
Suggestedbridlelengths
Rougiedu soir ) lt{iphils
. I994
EA L L O T
E E V E LP. H I L I P PG
M I C H E LD A R N I SP, H I L I P PR
'
"
- lilhich one are we going to fly today?"
The answeris : " How about makinga new
designjust for the fun of it and see how it
qu'onvo foire volerouiourd'hui?'
Qu'est-ce
"
Lo rdponseest simple: Et si on construisoit
un nouveoumoddle, justePaur rire et voir
flies !?- So herewe ale the three ol us working at the drawingtableto producea new
figlrter kite. No needto saythat at this point
commentga morche!? Alorsnousvoilo tous
lestroisen pleinerecherchepour produire un
nouveaucert-volont.Poslo peine de vousdire
qu'o ce momentnousne sommespas certain
wc wele not sure of the result !
Drawing and cutting pieces,glue, glass
fibrc and bamboo.Eachof us havingto deal
with a specificjob. Hete you are, you can
cnjoy the result of our efforts ! lt's a great
ldb ! Thcsail is madeof Mylarwith the spine
buih with a bamboostick of 2 x l mm. The
bow is eithera trimmed bambooof 2,5 mm
or e glassfibre of 2 mm. Thetwo tail sticks
are 12, 5 cm x I mm bambooor verYfine
glass fibre. This kite is best for light wind
end warm air, its path of flight is superb,it
spinsverywell and does not pull much.A
grcet kite for earlystageand a pleasurefor
ell. tYc playedon the beachand tried to go
in thc sea and out of it too !
teke surethat your constructionis light
rnd strong.The first flight was in late evenin3 es the ball of fire went down in the sea
( thc run) lt was greatto seethis kite shape
fer in thc 'fire'. Thankyou to both Philippe
rnd tichel for so much fun !
du rdsultot !
coupes,colle,fibre de verreet bamDessins,
bou. Chocuns'occupede sonc6t6,pour enfin
en orriver d ce resultot ! l,ln super cerf-volont
de combot ! Lo voilure est en Mylor avec lo
boguettecentroleen bombou de 2 x I mm.
I'orc estsoiten bombouoffindde 2, 5 mm ou
une fibre de verre de 2 mm.
Lesbaguettesde queue sont en bombou
de | 2, 5 cm x I mm ou m€me une fibre trds
l6gdre.
Ce cerf-volontprdfdrele vent leger et une
brisechoude,so trojectoireest precise,iltourne
bien et ne tire pas beoucouPsur sonfil. Nous
ovonsjoud sur lo ploge et essoydde le faire
plonger et ressortirde lo mer !
Faitesottention de construirel6ger mois
resistont.Notrepremier vol fut dons la boule
de feu du soleilcouchont,mognifique sPectocleet de bons souvenirs! Merci d Michel et
Philippep6ur ce grond ploisir !
Dimensions
{cmI
44 cm
Longueur:
Length/
59 cm
Widlh/Largeur:
3 1 , 5c m
towerbridle/ lfLd_e
inli{eqqe: 3 5c m
: l ? . 5c m
dequeu_e
Taillbalten
/_baguelte
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MichelDarnis,PhilippeRevel& philippeGallot
October1994
59
2mm fibreglass
or bamboobow
(6acm)
x 1 mm bamboospine
12.5cmbatten
( 1 m mb a m b o o )
PublicationManjhaClub lnternational
"Pierrequi roule"
P I E R RLEE G R A N DI.9 9 4
One afternoon, Pierrecame to see me
bnd we decidedto makesomenew models.
We used some A4 size PaPerand scisosr.
W c t ri e d s e v e r a lsh a p e sa n d th i s i s h o w
-Picrrc qui roule" was born.
lJn oprdsmidi, Pierreestvenu d lo moison
pour construirequelquesnouveouxmodiles.
Th i s k i t e s e e msto l o o k l i ke ca n a d i an
lcaves...ltis pure coincidence.it is a very
fast kite and it can pull a little more than
an Indian kite. The sail is made of plastic
du Conado,moisc'estune simplecoi'ncidence.
C'estun cerf-volonttrds ropide et difficile o
pilotersurtoutpour un ddbutont.ll o une ten'
dance d €treun Peu puissontsur le fil. Pour
faireso voilureon utiliseun film plostic(solide)
film (strong) or Mylar.The spine is a stick
of bamboo of 2 mm and the bow is made
with a glass fibre of 2 mm. The sticks at the
front of the kite are piecesof barbecuebamboo sticks of 1,5 mm. The bridle is not so
cesy to adiust. You will need to try adiusting wtrile erperimentingthe first flight.
Don't forget to keep an extra piece of
string at the point of firation of the bridles
for finc tuning. This kite is good for moderetc to strongwinds but allow for somesurprircs !
Nousovonscommencd6 trovoillerovec des
feuiltesde popier 44 et unepoire de ciseoux.
"Pierrequi roule'est ne !
C'estcommeceloque
o unefeuillevenont
Cecerf-volontressemble
ou du Mylor.Lo boguettecentroleest un bom'
bou de 2 mm ovec un orc en fibre de veffe
de 2 mm. Lesboguettesdu devont du cerfvolont sontfoitesovecdes morceouxde bro'
chetteso barbecuede 1,5mm. Lo bride n'est
posfocile o oiuster et il vousfoudro foire plusieursessor ovont de trouverle bon rdgloge.
N'oubliezpos de garder un petit morceou
de fil en pluspour foire lesneuds de regloge
"Pieffequi roule' prdfdre le vent
de finesse.
moyend fort moisottention...llyouro des surprises!
D i m e n s i o(ncsmI
''14cm
Longueur:
Length/
58 cm
Width/Largeur:
B o w/ A r c :6 ? c m
: 2 5c m
bridle/ BfidesuPdrieure
Upper
: ? 9c m
Lowerbridle/ Brideinfdrieure
du devant:21( m x l m m
/ baguettes
Frontbattens
PierreLegrand- 1989
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Frontbridleleg = 25srn
Rearbridleleg = 29ss1
Bow
= 62cm
(2mmfibre-glass)
Spine= approx. 2x2mm bamboo
battens (X and Y) = 1 x 1 mm bamboo(or 1.5mmfibregla
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= line for fixingbattensto the sail