Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Mini Super Barrage





The Mini super barrage was conceived for the need of more rigidity in a higher aspect ratio wing. This entailed making it with smaller ovals and tighter rigging giving it a taught finish.

In Super barrage form this kite is a very efficient flier achieving stable flight at high angles. From very low winds speeds it works the best taking advantage of its light wing loading, to higher winds where stability is not lost, flexing off gusts.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

EO plane and box assembly




The system to join EO has been described in the 'EO Stacking' post, here are pictures showing an EO Fokker plane assembled.

Note how the spars go on one side and the shock corded end cap opposite to clasp the intersecting planes of the wing center. For the front three plane intersection it is important to make the shock cord go around the bottom part of the center plane oval as this locks the spar to the center line.

The system is designed to be robust by having some give in times of impact, and sometimes may need to be reset if taking too many nose dives.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Cuttle Fish




The cuttlefish was designed for a client in Port Lincoln who's already had a 12 m Tuna, another local specialty.

The cuttle fish is 6 metres wide by 15 metres long and comes with a puffer fish drogue for stability. It fly's effortlessly off a line and is excellent off a leash.

Its frill flows as it swims in the air with realistic shape and and manner.