andre Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Little teaser Picture of my latest speedkite design. The R2/230 which ist short for Rapier 2 230cm wingspan. I wanted to make a video but before that could happen the leading edge god had a disagreement with the ground god and the leading edge lost. And yes, that contraption does fly, pulls like a bull, extreme short steering pull length and very high speed. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 That kite looks insanely fast ! I guess you fly it on short lines ? It looks really small... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 In its current incarnation it is insanely fast and insane agile. On the edge of uncontrollable. And i fly it on 111 feet (35m) which is the standard speedkite competition length over here. It just looks small, its 90 inches in wingspan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 So Andre, I'll assume, that based on your opening comments, these things do crash (occasionally), and I would guess, based on the speeds, seen in some of your earlier videos, these crashes may be quite violent Still, they are really fascinating, and amazing kites. I hope nothing got torn up to badly, in the crash (?). Hopefully, just a broken LE spar. Was the picture taken, before, or after, the unplanned landing.........? Also, you mentioned 111 ft lines ! What is the strength (lbs/test) of those lines ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Yes indeed a crash at full speed results usually in a fountain of flying carbon splinters and a mushroom cloud of fabric. The picture was taken before any flight has taken place. With speedkites you normaly chose the thinnest line that will hold the kite. Thick lines cost to much speed and you need the directness of a taut line. I was flying it with a Liros DC60 line, which is tested for 185lbs, after it cleanly broke a 121lbs line in the first flight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Yes indeed a crash at full speed results usually in a fountain of flying carbon splinters and a mushroom cloud of fabric.The picture was taken before any flight has taken place. With speedkites you normaly chose the thinnest line that will hold the kite. Thick lines cost to much speed and you need the directness of a taut line. I was flying it with a Liros DC60 line, which is tested for 185lbs, after it cleanly broke a 121lbs line in the first flight. So you've crashed it twice ? Yikes ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Nah, more like 30 times lol. But the others where harmless I was inching my way towards a working bridle. With a kite with this high of an aspect ration, the bridle is very critical and time consuming to get right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkieRob Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Wow! Wow! Wow! That really is some serious firepower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyguy Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 I love reading these experiments in flight... love to see that video too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre Posted September 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 I managed to get something done that might resemble moving pictures Wind was rather on the bad side, 2-4bft from the still running blender. At parts you can even hear the kite clearly the kite reacting to the different winds. https://vimeo.com/73574670 https://vimeo.com/73574671 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael E. Allen Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 That's cool.That thing is wicked fast, kinda sounds like a jet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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