Fireliner Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Fabric from trashed traction kite. Too heavy, but functional. Lessons learned😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leen Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 Knowing what not to use is also valuable. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireliner Posted October 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 It flies, but I think it would be better with some venting and use in stronger winds. ✂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leen Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 Or use a lighter frame and shorter lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireliner Posted October 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 Since the fabric from the traction kite was stretched from the beginning I noticed that the camber of that sail was pretty heavy and also the leech was "hook-shaped". I went ahead and taped up two vertical folds on each sail halves. This made the kite behave better, but still not good enough imo. Frame while testing was Chrystal T2(freilein) and the kite had lift but also behaved jerky(like before), sail filling and kite taking off forwards. Needed a lot of brake. Some of this would possible be frame related(too much flex) but I think it might also be related to the smallish amount of leading edge venting. So tonight I have increased the leading edge venting by adding(70-80pst) holes between the holes in my leading edge "screen". I hope this would improve both the kite acting jerky and at the same time make it less prone to flipping while reversing / heavy braking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leen Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 I'm curious if this works, but it's worth a try. I must honestly say that I find a slack frame like the race frame to fly better than a stiff frame. I have no experience with Freilein, so I can't comment on that. Anyway good luck. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireliner Posted October 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 8ish mph during test. Using this kite for experiments. Before proper build. I think it weighs about 270 grammes and LE is 240cm vertical spars 80cm. Need to wait for wind to test.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireliner Posted October 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 Tested the kite in too much wind today. 5-6m/s gusting to 9-10m/s (ca10-gusting to20mph) behaved very well in the lulls at guestimated 7-8mph. Felt much more stable but overpowered on 30ft lines. This time I also used stiffer LE (6 sections of skyshark p2x(camo) even though I think I could have been on p4x in the gusts I think I would test some more but I feel I am on the right track with correcting LE venting and correction of the ballooning sail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireliner Posted October 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2021 Novice builder (and pilot) ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireliner Posted November 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 Exploring the dark with lights. https://youtu.be/Li-7Z8Y8EtE For the wind noise fans 😉 (different angle on the red lights): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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