Chipmunk kite

When the Powell boys and Luke went to the Canary Islands at the end of last year to do some serious kite testing (tough job, but someone ....), among the kite-related pictures they posted on their Facebook page was also this one:

This cute little animal is a Barbary ground squirrel, or Barbary chipmunk. They occur naturally in Morocco and Algeria and were introduced to the Canary Islands in the mid 1960s. They are thriving there, and have become quite tame, so are a real tourist attraction (even though the authorities prefer you not to feed them). 

When I saw the picture, my immediate reaction was "this chipmunk face would look great on a kite!" Talked to Luke and Mark about that idea, and guess what? They made a 'Chipmunk kite' for me!

And not only that, they also added a custom black/silver tail!

The 'Chipmunk' was very happy flying around, and the black/silver tail is a perfect match.

Now real chipmunks have a furry tail, don't they? So how about .... a furry tail was easily found on eBay!

Key question is of course how a PP kite flies with such a short and rather unusual tail ..

Basically, it flew absolutely fine, though a bit faster and maybe a bit more 'squirrelly'? 

I'll get me coat ...