New One Day Build

[The_Gregors]

I have been collecting supplies for a new Sport Kite for a while now, and decided to see how far I could get with a one day build.  Attached are some photos, but I ran out of carbon tubes, so it will take a few days to finish up.  

w.s.: 68”

weight: heavy

[Blackstar]

Hey right on man!  Looks awesome.   What kind of seams are you using? care to share any specifics for a Noob who is trying to learn some techniques? 

 

[mebeatee]

Kewel......a mylar sail!!!! That’ll probably take a good wind...it will be beautiful in the air.....great to play with (the) light. I always wanted an all mylar  Rev, and still have a 1.5 with mylar panels. I know there was an all mylar Prism Radian made that I snoozed on and loosed.....

I owned this kite at one time......a mylar Enigma ul by the late great Steve Tapp of Tappestry kites.

bt

 

[Michael Marmaras]

That beast sure won't tear. Try it in hurricane winds. Looks really wide aspect. Suspect it will be very trick happy and twitchy like I love. Tricks before you know it. Good times ahead! Michael 

[The_Gregors]

I’m still waiting on the last of the hardware, but here are a few details.  This is my first kite build, but to be fair, I have some engineering experience and even some sewing experience.  I unfortunately research things for years…..  For this kite, I am just building it for fun and seeing if I can make something I would want to fly in public.  I started with a Nexus kite to provide the shape of the sail and began to modify from there, one major problem is I have been ordering spars and connectors for a much larger kite, so all of the hardware is oversized.  Yes this kite will be very strong, but maybe too heavy to really fly and I may need to lighten the carbon and connectors.  

Weight comparison:

Nexus minus front and rear spars:  146 grams

This kite minus front and rear spars:  260 grams

[Michael Marmaras]

That is pretty heavy. Maybe use for a lot bigger kite or just go ahead and fly that beast in some hurricane winds. Might be alot of fun and you don't have to worry about pounding it into the dirt.