Date:	Mon, 16 May 1994 09:47:44 -1000
From:	andre@gumby.bsd.uchicago.edu (Andre The Great)
Message-Id: <1994May16.194744.15060@midway.uchicago.edu>
Organization: The University of Chicago, Department of Profound Thinking
Subject: Anyone use laminates for sail?


Hi there,
Well, after having destroyed my "TOTL" Spin-Off on a recent windy day
(the sail tore, but I'm convinced this was due to poor manufacturing quality-
construction quality was easily the sloppiest I've ever seen), I'm considering
designing a "high wind" kite from the ground up. 

I'm thinking of going with a mylar/polyester 2oz laminate material for
the sail. Sure, it's heavy, but with zero porosity and negligible stretch,
I think I'll live with it. Also, I intend to spar it with Beman 16 Strong carbon-
that should help make up for the extra sail.

Andre


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Date:	Mon, 16 May 1994 15:21:38 -1000
From:	mark@murder.demon.co.uk (Mark de Roussier)
Message-Id: <769162898snx@murder.demon.co.uk>
Organization: damage
Subject: Re: Anyone use laminates for sail?

In article <1994May16.194744.15060@midway.uchicago.edu> andre@gumby.bsd.uchicago.edu (Andre The Great) writes:
>
[ sad tale vis. Spin Off deleted...] 
> 
> I'm thinking of going with a mylar/polyester 2oz laminate material for
> the sail. Sure, it's heavy, but with zero porosity and negligible stretch,
> I think I'll live with it. Also, I intend to spar it with Beman 16 Strong carbon-
> that should help make up for the extra sail.
> 

Low porosity and low stretch are qualities I usually associate with *low*
wind kites - surely the most important quality of your kite will be how well,
and in what way, it dumps wind, rather than holding it ? Otherwise you're
heading straight for powerkite territory....?

--
Mark de Roussier
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                 A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.

                                Jonathon Swift.
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