i have no idea what they just said

$ociopath · Since 28 Nov 2007 523 Posts Twilight Zone Addicted

http://www.snowkiting.se/pdf/depower+test+kite+mag+julyaugust07+small+eng.pdf stolen from the PSKA.

pdxmonkeyboy · Sun Jul 26, 09 9:00 pm

I think they just said; on paper, that foils kick ass.

jesus, I have ALLOT of apologizing to do.

Blue · Since 03 Jul 2007 469 Posts I used to be Obsessed

Mesurebators finnaly came out of the woodwork Laughing

FlyDunes · Since 09 Oct 2007 1034 Posts Aloha XTreme Poster

Anybody could tell you that, based on comparing kites of equal size, foils are *way* more efficient at generating power than kites with bladders.

There are lots of advantages to foils IF you are using them on land. The issue is that foils are just not practical for use on the water. Even if they have mechanisms to prevent water from entering the cells when you crash them, they still get wet and heavy and hard to relaunch, they do lose pressure the longer they sit on the water, and they also have a tendency to bow-tie from time to time which renders them unrelaunchable. You can relaunch foils from the water, just not nearly as reliably as bladder kites.

Foils are designed to generate power. Bladder kites are designed to relaunch from the water.

If anyone disagrees with me, please buy my old F-One kites that are gathering dust in my garage. Such a deal I'll make you!
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4Stringer/KipWinger · Since 27 Apr 2005 541 Posts Hood River Addicted