Article 27575 of rec.kites: Path: tug!ibmpcug!laura.pcug.co.uk!hole.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.be.innet.net!INbe.net!news.nl.innet.net!INnl.net!hunter.premier.net!news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.coast.net!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!freewind.demon.co.uk!Paul From: Paul Chandler Newsgroups: rec.kites Subject: Re: Chevron progress (was Soft kite tuning) Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 22:08:07 +0100 Organization: buggy Lines: 21 Distribution: world Message-ID: <99uryGA36r5xEwBc@freewind.demon.co.uk> References: <9607100941.aa03230@tug.com> <4s10os$6h4@news.euro.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: freewind.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: freewind.demon.co.uk MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Newsreader: Turnpike Version 1.11 <+0+eHJLyWgl4KpR4MzVmLOXMeB> Andrew Beattie wrote > >>Hey, that 5m Chevron you built for John Gabby that I flew was actually >>turning *inside* the wingtip (wingtip was flying backwards). Could this >>help? Can you keep it inflated (cross venting)? >Valve vents would do the job well, but they introduce several other >problems... I have been considering the theory of some form of valve vent for the next kite I make (7 or 8m). The advantages are obvious in that it stops, or dramatically slows down, the kite deflating. What disadvantages are there, apart from the kite exploding if you hit the ground too hard? Paul ---------------------------------- | PAUL CHANDLER - York Kite Flyers | | Paul@FreeWind.demon.co.uk | ----------------------------------