Malaysia Airlines’ logo, carried on its tails from the beginning, is an indigenous kite known as the

[jtuck004]

Wau.

...
"True story: In 1993 I was in the city of Kota Bahru, a conservative Islamic town in northern Malaysia close to the Thai border, when we saw a group of little kids flying Wau kites. At the time I didn’t realize where the airline’s logo had come from, but I recognized the pattern immediately. It was one of those airline/culture crossover moments that we aerophiles really savor."
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Here.

Interesting things you learn when reading...and googling those kites shows some really pretty, intricate designs.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Wow!

I mean, Wau!

K/R

[jtuck004]

2. Lol. I just thought it was interesting, this little bit of their culure embedded in their

business world...

[countryjake]

3. My daughter brought me home a beautiful Wau Kucing (cat kite)...

when she was there a few years ago. That thing at the tip is a hummer and if you fly it just right, it makes an ungodly noise, supposedly to scare off bad spirits.

Thanks for sharing this nice little nugget of cultural info!

[jtuck004]

4. I was hoping someone would add something else. It's amazing what one can

learn from the people who share their experience here.

Thank you.

Those are amazing. I was searching through images of some of the designs, and they are quite intricate.

I may have to see if I can get one. There is a school yard across the street where folks often fly kites, and that would stand out a bit, maybe show them a bit of another culture.

[countryjake]

5. If you're into neat kite flying, do get one if you can...

they are fun and it's a real challenge if it has the hummer...you have to kind of jerk it back and forth, big swoops to hear the sound. I crashed mine in a cornfield and busted that bow part, but the kite is extremely sturdy and still flies just fine, without the noise maker.

My daughter was fascinated with the little place where she got mine, told me the guy was meticulous and had built humongous, absolutely breath-taking Wau kites and they got to see some experts flying those big ones when they got back up to Thailand.

[Enthusiast]

6. You learn something every day.