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18m Airstyle Rebel

Postby windybrit » Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:12 pm

There you go guys 5:42 :)



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Re: 18m Airstyle Rebel

Postby Macisback » Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:05 pm

If it flies well, why not.
Hope they used the dyno 2011 genes.

And hopefully the microloop comes back!

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Re: 18m Airstyle Rebel

Postby NorCalNomad » Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:11 pm

I'm interested in the removal of the cam battens. Wonder if that's just the leading edge battens or the canopy ones as well on the trailing edge.

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Re: 18m Airstyle Rebel

Postby Awn » Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:19 pm

Toby are you in PKRA Germany, will you be testing this Kite? We need an independent review

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Re: 18m Airstyle Rebel

Postby Toby » Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:15 pm

Not yet available.

I Hope to get one next week...

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Re: 18m Airstyle Rebel

Postby s1buell_wl » Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:16 pm

Give us a F!@# Yea!

I'm all over it! Toby please give us your review. I will base my paypal transfer on this lol.

After a shit day at work that is great news!

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Re: 18m Airstyle Rebel

Postby Westozzy » Tue Aug 05, 2014 9:09 am

A good friend of mine just emailed me this view point and as I agree with it thought this is good a place as any to post it for a giggle.


I think the main thing that bugs me about the whole 'less struts' thing is that it is so obviously a fucking cash saver! Some bean counter has presented the figures of less struts, bladders, valves, fittings, material, labour…. I hate that mentality!
News fucking flash - a longer aircraft wing has more & stronger internal bracing! It's simple physics you cheap (or is it dumb) arsed bastards…

The Primary School project results are in: - the whole school agrees that a bigger wing should have more bracing than a smaller wing. - Naish called to say they disagree lol

WTF is wrong with this simple model: 7 struts on an 18m, 5 on 12m and 3 on 7m?? It's not as if you buy a big kite to loop it…

Must… hold…… it…… together…. don't….. cry……

lol

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Re: 18m Airstyle Rebel

Postby Kamikuza » Tue Aug 05, 2014 9:43 am

Westozzy wrote:A good friend of mine just emailed me this view point and as I agree with it thought this is good a place as any to post it for a giggle.


I think the main thing that bugs me about the whole 'less struts' thing is that it is so obviously a fucking cash saver! Some bean counter has presented the figures of less struts, bladders, valves, fittings, material, labour…. I hate that mentality!
News fucking flash - a longer aircraft wing has more & stronger internal bracing! It's simple physics you cheap (or is it dumb) arsed bastards…

The Primary School project results are in: - the whole school agrees that a bigger wing should have more bracing than a smaller wing. - Naish called to say they disagree lol

WTF is wrong with this simple model: 7 struts on an 18m, 5 on 12m and 3 on 7m?? It's not as if you buy a big kite to loop it…

Must… hold…… it…… together…. don't….. cry……

lol
Other way around, no? More struts on smaller kites in higher wind?

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Re: 18m Airstyle Rebel

Postby Westozzy » Tue Aug 05, 2014 9:59 am

Nah less canopy less to support. Smaller wing less bracing needed as per analogy.

I suppose it all depends on what loads you are gonna put on those lines and canopy.

And the wind speed where a large kite becomes a kick ass Airstyle kite you want all the support you can get ... In my humble opinion of course based on riding the kites I have and finding out what I have. But it's only an opinion of course.

And physics .... :jump:

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Re: 18m Airstyle Rebel

Postby Westozzy » Tue Aug 05, 2014 1:23 pm

Ha ha he just sent me another to add the the theory which could very well be a natural law ..

Watching the news. Toyota have just announced a Land Cruiser with no chassis rails. Pretty responsive apparently ... And cheap to build


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