Wayne Dowler Posted March 26, 2015 Report Posted March 26, 2015 Anyone else seen the "new" 4 WD Kite on FB yet?? A quad with a few tweaks to the basic Rev principles - wings chopped, no screen LE. etc. Wondering if anyone has seen it up close?? or at least interested? Quote
SparkieRob Posted March 26, 2015 Report Posted March 26, 2015 They are the ones with the extra verts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Wayne Dowler Posted March 26, 2015 Author Report Posted March 26, 2015 Not sure if they are verts or battens or roll bars? Printed right on them is a 4 and other side - 4WD, for wind drive! Found them under the Rev/Revo geeks page, Quote
makatakam Posted March 31, 2015 Report Posted March 31, 2015 I've been looking for it but can't find it. Anybody got a URL. Quote
deerislandbrew Posted March 31, 2015 Report Posted March 31, 2015 The Dbl DC is a great lifter for a few pieces of line art. It looks great with a couple of tails behind it and is really a straight up stable flier. I like to set it up when flying at smaller fields inland. I now have a Rev B-series mid vent. What a blast! JB found me at Long Beach this last weekend and swapped kites with me so he could check mine over. He made a couple of adjustments and gave me some great tips on control and technique. I have about 6 hours on the rev now and look forward to my vacation on the beach in San Diego soon. I'm packing a dually and the rev. Beer drinking? Gotta brew it before I drink it! 1 Quote
Wayne Dowler Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Posted March 31, 2015 I've been looking for it but can't find it. Anybody got a URL. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=430565317106100&set=pcb.430565610439404&type=1 Got to be on FB to see! Quote
Wayne Dowler Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Posted March 31, 2015 Extra verts. Sure about that? In the back lit pix I've seen, the extra spars look bent! Come from the TE up to, it looks like just short of the top of the vertical rod. Maybe there is a fitting on the verts? Or ?? Doesn't look to be sewn pockets along the LE to accept them., or caps. Definitely a smaller diameter than the main verts, I've asked for a pic of the rear of the kite - no response yet! Quote
makatakam Posted March 31, 2015 Report Posted March 31, 2015 Where can I see it? Post a link, please. Quote
Wayne Dowler Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Posted March 31, 2015 Where can I see it? Post a link, please. I posted a link on your last post!! But you need to be on FB to see it! Not savvy computer wise to do anything else - sorry! https://www.facebook...10439404&type=1 Quote
John Barresi Posted March 31, 2015 Report Posted March 31, 2015 You're right, not verts exactly, more like diagonal battens splaying out from the verticals. Quote
Wayne Dowler Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Posted March 31, 2015 That's why I thought of rollbars or?? Not sure how they connect up top? Sewn pockets at the TE for sure! Without a pic of the back, just left to guess! They do mention "magic sticks" but how they are made - ?? Quote
SparkieRob Posted March 31, 2015 Report Posted March 31, 2015 http://www.andykites.com But it's not in English... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Wayne Dowler Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Posted March 31, 2015 another pic of them https://scontent-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/t31.0-8/10854383_10206283639353966_8713030948186388309_o.jpg Quote
Wayne Dowler Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Posted March 31, 2015 http://www.andykites.com But it's not in English... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I think if you scroll down some, you should see an English translation. At least it was for me. Have a look! EDIT: not on this link they haven't! Try this one: http://www.andykites.com/catalogo/aquiloni/4-cavi/... Quote
makatakam Posted April 1, 2015 Report Posted April 1, 2015 Where can I see it? Post a link, please. I posted a link on your last post!! But you need to be on FB to see it! Not savvy computer wise to do anything else - sorry! https://www.facebook...10439404&type=1 Thanks, Wayne. Sorry, don't know how I missed it. That's definitely a good-looking kite. I wonder if the LE is rolled back like the Rev Speed Series, because there's no LE mesh. If so, that should make it pretty quick in both forward and reverse. Looks like 2 uprights and 2 half-circle battens to me, and some venting holes on the one in the link you provided. The yellow one in the photo above definitely shows the shadow of magic sticks as well. Quote
Wayne Dowler Posted April 1, 2015 Author Report Posted April 1, 2015 I contacted them about my questions and they should be sending me some pix of the back side. Be interesting to see how they have put this together! Sorry about the hijacked thread! John: if this is a problem, can you move it to it's own topic? Thanks! Quote
John Barresi Posted April 1, 2015 Report Posted April 1, 2015 Good call, this topic is now on its own. Quote
Wayne Dowler Posted April 1, 2015 Author Report Posted April 1, 2015 Thinking of those small vert battens or whatever - maybe they are bent through a pocket like Paul de Bakker uses on his Echo for the stand offs?? Might be why we see no real ending point at the top of the LE? Quote
makatakam Posted April 1, 2015 Report Posted April 1, 2015 Could be a small tab sewn to the sail that they go through. Just slide it through the tab, then bend it and put each end into its pocket. Even two small holes in the LE dacron would do the trick and there would be no need to add extra weight by sewing something on. And now that I've thought about it a bit more, the cap for the upright itself would keep it from moving much or falling out. Quote
Wayne Dowler Posted April 2, 2015 Author Report Posted April 2, 2015 Won't send any pix claiming to still be developing the thing. I did send them a pic of Lam's ABS, but they claim that their system is different. I had disputed their claim to be the first using magic sticks on a kite right out of the box, citing Lam's previous efforts. So unless someone buys one and takes pix themselves, the makers will not provide any. Sorry! Quote
Wayne Dowler Posted April 2, 2015 Author Report Posted April 2, 2015 I have an FB friend - Roelof van der Tak - that is getting one to try out. When he does - he plans to share pix with me on this thing and clear up any questions I hope. So until then.........?? Quote
John Barresi Posted April 3, 2015 Report Posted April 3, 2015 You're right about the magic (sissy) sticks, I believe the ABS was the first to include them stock. ABS and 4 WD are definitely different platforms, mainly due to Lam's "butterfly" leading edge. The 4 WD looks like it's basically a Rev platform with different proportions, and the addition of curved battens. 2 Quote
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