FunOnTheWater wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:23 pm

the thicknes of TPU, the Weight of Dacron etc.

how much is it ?

maybe this is good for jumping, too - who knows ?

Of course I use thin race lines already, the hottest SK99 stuff from LIROS :cool2: What do you mean with "high performance kite" ? As I hate foil kites I normally fly a 7m² Slingshot Machine (with 24m race lines). But is it really a high performance kite ? Not compared to race foil kites. On the oth...

I forgot that I have a video on facebook, where I ride the 3m Rally GT in 5-6 Bf. This time even the 30m lines were not long enough :) https://www.facebook.com/tilmann.heinig/videos/272351215154328 But in general these small kites are so fast and quick turning that you can generate extreme power by ...

having fun with my 4m SST (the others were on 8m kites) Actually that sweet little thing was way too small - but I love it so much and with 30m lines it worked :

I also have a 3m Rally GT and I use it with 30m lines. The longer the lines the easier small kites are to handle and the better you get through lulls by sinussing.

kitexpert wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:52 am

The question is how thin and how much pressure.

Diameter: 4-5 % of the chord
Pressure: 50 PSI (which is right in the middle between a car and a bike)

And it is not that certain kites become better if LE diameter is made smaller and pressure increased. It's not a new idea at all, about 15 years ago first thin LE kites (with partially dyneema LE) became available They pumped it with a normal pump - that means that the pressure was not higher than ...

Interesting basic studying of high pressure tubes and well executed to be able to take that much pressure. Though that kite is somehow butchered now, after taking struts off and making crude modifications to canopy shape... One main reason why current kites are so effective is they are designed and...

second test with better closing seam and better profile: