The thinner the leading edge, the more important number of struts matter Maybe not completely true, as the strutless brm clouds have the thinnest le Ive ever seen on a production kite… Possibly Im not interpreting this correctly and you mean the ultra thin le like the carbon rods example (also very...

Tilmann you animal!!!
Thanks for taking us along for the ride and being brave enough to take matters into your own hands and skilled enough to pull it off. Certainly there is a world of opportunities for le construction to be yet explored.
Cool project

The narrow wind range thing, just doesn’t resonate with me at all. What I see in my own personal experience, is a distinct majority of kitable days each year hitting the exact wind range that a 20m lei would be usable by a 77kg rider. Additionally, a majority of those days the wind is steady and pre...

Kitexpert - Im moving this discussion into the proper topic. To be clear I do respect your insight and also appreciate the material to work with here. I know because I've used/tested/owned almost all of big kites. XR17m, Turbine17m, Helium18m, Zephyr, Contra17m, Zero18m, Ultra17m, VXR18m, Fury15-17-...

Aluula gold is already on the way out. They have moved forward with new versions that do not have this kind of coating. The next round of AA aluula products may have different issues of its own but it is evolving fast. It is getting ridiculously light easily half the weight that it is now and they a...

I need an aluula 21m but no brand seems to think that a million 12 knot days in a row is worth this problem solving effort.

The only possible way I will be impressed by a new kite is if it comes in 20m.

So impress me. Please. Go ahead. Change the world.

Define “mediocre high”

8-10m?

kitexpert wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:22 pm

Kiter itself is limiting factor

Agree

kitexpert wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:22 pm

Only remedy is if kiter is heavy and very strong.

Disagree

droffats wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:41 am

maybe they haven't finished designing the bigger sizes.

Thats the spirit! Im just going to assume they are going the extra mile to make the xl vortex’s the BOMB. 2025 baby.