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Where is the "Aluula" 1 strut kite?

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Re: Where is the "Aluula" 1 strut kite?

Postby Lamilu » Mon Apr 18, 2022 12:56 am

Just got an Ozone Alpha V2…
Still dreaming of an alulla construction HP drifter like this…

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Re: Where is the "Aluula" 1 strut kite?

Postby Mikkelza » Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:23 pm

as written in previous posts:
the airush "ultra team" in hookipa material - an competitor to alulla. Have you checked it out?

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Re: Where is the "Aluula" 1 strut kite?

Postby airsail » Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:01 am

GregK wrote:
Thu Dec 23, 2021 12:51 am
Oldman_Dave wrote:
Tue Dec 21, 2021 11:59 pm
... 100% agree ...
and a no strut aluula will hands down be the best aluula for foiling.
Agree completely - keep hoping & praying Greg Drexler / BRM gets hold of some Aluula and does an Aluula Cloud !
Talked to a Slingshot rep today, they tried an Aluula UFO but it wasn’t practical. The seams are quite heavy, lots of sewing and overlap on the Aluula leading edge. On a small kite it reduces the advantage of using Aluula as the heavily seamed leading edge adds weight and a lot of expense.
They have gone for another light weight leading edge material without the cost and difficulty in manufacturing.

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Re: Where is the "Aluula" 1 strut kite?

Postby Mikkelza » Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:11 am

airsail wrote:
Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:01 am
GregK wrote:
Thu Dec 23, 2021 12:51 am
Oldman_Dave wrote:
Tue Dec 21, 2021 11:59 pm
... 100% agree ...
and a no strut aluula will hands down be the best aluula for foiling.
Agree completely - keep hoping & praying Greg Drexler / BRM gets hold of some Aluula and does an Aluula Cloud !
Talked to a Slingshot rep today, they tried an Aluula UFO but it wasn’t practical. The seams are quite heavy, lots of sewing and overlap on the Aluula leading edge. On a small kite it reduces the advantage of using Aluula as the heavily seamed leading edge adds weight and a lot of expense.
They have gone for another light weight leading edge material without the cost and difficulty in manufacturing.
great info!

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Re: Where is the "Aluula" 1 strut kite?

Postby Mikkelza » Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:11 am

uh.. will a single strut aluula/hoopika kite replace 3 strut wave kites (in the future). Maybe a the stiff frame and the single strut will be enough? Or are the single strut kites made with a little too high aspect ration and therefore not ideal in waves?!

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Re: Where is the "Aluula" 1 strut kite?

Postby StellaBlu » Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:47 am

Not Aluula but whatever this is from North looks light. The canopy says “code zero”.
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