Article 24375 of rec.kites: Path: tug!ibmpcug!laura.pcug.co.uk!rail.news.pipex.net!pipex!tube.news.pipex.net!pipex!dish.news.pipex.net!pipex!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!oleane!jussieu.fr!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news2.cais.net!news.cais.net!nntp.uio.no!ifi.uio.no!news.sics.se!eua.ericsson.se!erinews.ericsson.se!era_pul From: era_pul@ki.ericsson.se (Peter Ulfheden) Newsgroups: rec.kites Subject: Re: Single Skin Chevron Date: 23 Apr 1996 09:46:08 GMT Organization: Ericsson Radio Systems AB, Sweden Lines: 45 Message-ID: <4li8t0$r2d@erinews.ericsson.se> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: christie.ericsson.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8] Andrew Beattie (andrew@tug.com) wrote: [snip] : A Single-Skin Performance kite. As always, I drew on other people's : experience, as well as my own ideas. I had been impressed by John [snip] : 556 knots later(!) (including stopper-knots), it's ready to fly. Well, I wouldn't call you lazy Andrew. : It doesn't work very well. Have you had a look at the Parawing *UL* ? It uses something that resembles profiles. Consider a Sputnik/Peel, remove the bottom skin and the part of the profiles that is below the reinforecement line, attach the bridle where it usally goes. The PW UL also has a small chamber in the front that is inflated like a normal chamber. This chamber extends to about 25% of the profile length, the rest is single skin. I don't know if someone still uses the PW UL. Any one else? : Basically it's pretty crap at the moment, but it's saving grace is : that it is *completely* adjustable. If I don't like the shape of the That doesn't go for a the PW Peter -- []--------------------------------------------------------[] | Peter Ulfheden | Peter.Ulfheden@ki.ericsson.se | | Amorinav. 3 | or peter@hmab.se | | S-191 44 Sollentuna | or petulf@saaf.se | | SWEDEN | Home: +46 8 92 99 01 | | | Fax: +46 8 35 04 29 | | GSM: +70 594 02 15 | Office: +46 8 751 02 15 | []--------------------------------------------------------[]