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Slingshot UFO V2 when released?

Postby wavy navy » Thu Feb 17, 2022 3:20 pm

Hi,
in this video from september 2021 the UFO V2 was already introduced:

Does anyone know when it will be released?

Thanks!

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Re: Slingshot UFO V2 when released?

Postby SlingshotBM » Thu Feb 17, 2022 4:43 pm

Hey Wavy Navy,

The UFO V2 will be released at the beginning of April as it stands right now. The consumer release date has slid due to the current state of shipping and logistics. Its well worth the wait! Hope you get the chance to get your hands on one!

- Slingshot BM

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Re: Slingshot UFO V2 when released?

Postby purdyd » Thu Feb 17, 2022 4:48 pm

https://hanglos.nl/news/357884/slingshot-ufo-v2.html
The first photo of the Slingshot Ufo V2 is in circulation. It is said that the kite must be significantly lighter than the V1 (which was already super light) partly due to the thinner leading edge. Just have to wait until March for the real introduction.
soon, I guess

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Re: Slingshot UFO V2 when released?

Postby leeuwen » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:15 pm

Note that the writer of the article is also mentioning the lighter variant that was tested (there are some pics with an aluula version floating around).
Apparently in testing it did not really work out and the kite did not “feel right”.
Would be interesting to hear Slingshots story about that and why they think it doesn’t work.

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Re: Slingshot UFO V2 when released?

Postby purdyd » Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:04 pm

leeuwen wrote:
Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:15 pm
Note that the writer of the article is also mentioning the lighter variant that was tested (there are some pics with an aluula version floating around).
Apparently in testing it did not really work out and the kite did not “feel right”.
Would be interesting to hear Slingshots story about that and why they think it doesn’t work.
If I had to guess that lighter variant mentioned was not aluula

The ufo with aluula pictures were quite recent. More in line with a summer or later release, if it is even made.

Maybe it is just the translation but it mentioned significantly smaller leading edge?

Larger bags, thank god. And please no zipper.

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Re: Slingshot UFO V2 when released?

Postby wavy navy » Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:16 pm

purdyd wrote:
Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:04 pm

Larger bags, thank god. And please no zipper.
Yeah.

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Re: Slingshot UFO V2 when released?

Postby rnelias » Fri Feb 18, 2022 12:15 am

Is just me that find these structuless kites too expensive for what they are or my price point is a little bit off?

According to Slingshot's website:

UFO v1.1. 3m $1027 USD (0-struct)
Ghost v1 4m $1099 USD (1-struct)
SST v6 4m $1333 USD (3-struct)
Machine v1 5m $1401 USD (5-struct)

Maybe it's too naive compare kite's prices solely based on the number of structs but a Machine 5m is 2/3 bigger (more ripstop), has 5x more structs (including valves and bladders) and it's just 36% more expensive. Moreover, if we consider that these 0-struct kites have narrower wind range, people interested in a quiver of UFO's would need at least 1 or 2 kites more to cover the same wind range that 2 wave kites would cover.

Sorry if it's off-topic but never got interested in this kind of kite because of its price. I'd rather get a 2-skin foil kite or a couple of wave kites instead.

Forgive my rant and back to the topic...

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Re: Slingshot UFO V2 when released?

Postby Axis1050 » Fri Feb 18, 2022 6:31 am

Material and manufacturing are only part of the price, marketing, warranty buffer, shipping, and commissions possibly account for more than 50% of the retail price

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Re: Slingshot UFO V2 when released?

Postby rnelias » Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:37 pm

Axis1050 wrote:
Fri Feb 18, 2022 6:31 am
Material and manufacturing are only part of the price, marketing, warranty buffer, shipping, and commissions possibly account for more than 50% of the retail price
In the specific case of these 0 and 1-struct kites, the only reason I can see is production scale. As they sell less than other kites, the amount of kites produced is smaller and the prices are larger to keep a certain profit margin, however, these kites take much less labour work as they're much simpler. Just a leading edge straightly sewed to a ripstop canopy

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Re: Slingshot UFO V2 when released?

Postby grigorib » Thu Apr 07, 2022 5:38 pm

Ta-da!


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