Eleveight Introduces the new light RS+

[purdyd]

This looks very similar to the Hookipa Material from Airush/Challenge. Ultra PE rings a bell.

"Developed in partnership with Challenge Sailcloth, the Ho’okipa Ultra PE leading edge and strut composite material is 25% lighter and 10x stronger than traditional fabrics. This allows for 50% higher pressure, creating increased stiffness combined with a thinner leading edge.
Ho’okipa Ultra PE takes a reliable primary woven structure and supercharges the material through the use of Ultra PE instead of traditional polyester fabric…….."

https://airush.com/hookipa-ultra-pe/

Yes I believe you are right.

https://www.challengesailcloth.com/hookipa#

Ho’okipa™ is an innovative composite fabric which derives its strength and abrasion resistance from a high percentage of high-modulus Ultra-PE fiber, which is 32x stronger than polyester at the same weight. This tensile strength enables a Ho'okipa™ structure to be inflated to significantly higher pressure with a smaller diameter than traditional coated polyester. The result: a kite or wing that is lighter, more responsive, and easier to build than with any other ultra-light fabric available.

32x stronger is also oddly specific

https://www.eleveightkites.com/dyneatex

30% LIGHTER &
32 TIMES STRONGER
than traditional Dacron and other normal inflatable material

I wonder if there will be WS+ v1?

And yet another really light kite without published weights.

[Toby]

I asked for weights, once I get them I will post.

[jyka]

Flysurfer is one of the who release all the technical data on their website.
How hard can it be to others?
Instead, they put time and money to create a video where someone is doing unhooked tricks what you can do with any kite

[purdyd]

Flysurfer is one of the who release all the technical data on their website.
How hard can it be to others?
Instead, they put time and money to create a video where someone is doing unhooked tricks what you can do with any kite

Airush
Duotone
Ocean rodeo
Slingshot

Do list weights. I’m sure there are others. Unfortunately there is a long of those that don’t.

[wrogu]

Ozone does as well. Their amp is really light compared to other 5 strut Cshapes.

[bjw]

I really like the idea of a more rigid LE. Please release a WS!

[Toby]

promo video released:

[Baptiste_FR]

It's not really official, but this shop compare the weigth for the RS and the RS+ for several sizes (https://www.magasin-glissevolution.com/ ... -2023.html).

Eleveight RS + V1 2023 :
14m2 : 3.6 kg
12m2 : 3.15 kg
10m2 : 2.9 kg
9m2 : 2.7 kg
8m2 : 2.5 kg
7m2 : 2.4 kg

kite Eleveight RS V6 2023 :
14m2 : 3.8 kg
12m2 : 3.55 kg
10m2 : 3.25 kg
9m2 : 3 kg
8m2 : 2.8 kg
7m2 : 2.6 kg

[dimo79]

It's not really official, but this shop compare the weigth for the RS and the RS+ for several sizes (https://www.magasin-glissevolution.com/ ... -2023.html).

Eleveight RS + V1 2023 :
14m2 : 3.6kg
12m2 : 3.150kg
10m2 : 2.9kg
9m2 : 2.7kg
8m2 : 2.5kg
7m2 : 2.4kg

kite Eleveight RS V6 2023 :
14m2 : 3.8 kg
12m2 : 3.550kg
10m2 : 3.250kg
9m2 : 3kg
8m2 : 2.8kg
7m2 : 2.6kg

OR Allulua 10m2 is 1.9kg. Quite a difference even with the improved weight of RS+

[bjw]

I think the weight isn't the big selling point. The stiffness of the frame sounds like a massive bonus. Especially if they thin the LE.