Jimbo Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 A new quad design I've been working on, this is the second revision. Comments welcome, Jimbo- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny Lingenfelter Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 A new quad design I've been working on, this is the second revision. Comments welcome, Jimbo- I like. BB Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windofchange Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Very interesting look. I noticed the double standoff's and the flat surface at the bottom. Sorta looks like the speed series rev's but more vertical with a much larger wing. I am also intrigued with the natural curved leading edge. Is this part of the sail design that causes the LE to be curved like that? Have you flown it yet and how does it handle? Love the bullet design and the color scheme. Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Here is a picture of the first one. Its a great flyer, but it pulls like a train in 7+ mph winds. So I reduced the sail height a tad (2 inches) and added a 1.5 inch vent to the LE. Being a nOOb to quad line flight, I wanted something that was more stable in reverse flight. So far I think I have it, but we shall see I'm building a third version that also has venting in the sail panels. Here is a video of its first flight, just remember, its my son flying, and he's only flown quad line for about 10 hours at the most Video isnt great quality (Digital camera) http://www.jimbo64.com/kite_images/MPEG-1.mpg Jimbo- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant man Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 looks like a mix of a supersonic and a rev 1 we can call it a 1-sonic sweet kites i like the color pateren and the look of the sail great job.. my only question why the dual downspars on a rev 1 style design?? does this make for a tighter sail?? it does look like someing i want to try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted April 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I have two vertical spars so I could increase the LE area in reverse flight. (the TE) I think its quite a stretch to compare it to any Revs, but thats just me I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad KiT Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 dual downstairs keep wing kickouts from happening usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant man Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 well .. bring it to wildwood so me and quad kit can try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad KiT Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Ant? You know we are going to have supersonic duels right? I challenge you to a duel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant man Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 quadkit i execpt your challenge. both of my supersonics are ready for battle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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