Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1993 21:38:20 -1000 From: era_pul@ki.ericsson.se (Peter Ulfheden ) Message-Id: Organization: Ericsson Radio Systems AB, Sweden Subject: Re: Cicada leading edge take off performance... I wrote a couple of days ago: > Hi, > > I've just finished building the Cicada from the book "Stunt Kites, to > make and fly" I've only flewn it for a couple of hours, in wind that > could have been smoother. What I can say so far is that it seems to be > a good kite. For those who don't know it, it's a medium to low aspect > full size kite with a curved leading edge, extended spine, and deep > chambers (20cm/8"). > > However, there are a few things that I have experienced beeing a lot > better on other kites (read: Simo's Ultral!) One thing is that leading > edge launches are not so easy to make. So I wonder if any one can tell > me what affects this. I haven't played around with all legs on the > bridle yet, just moving the bridle point up and down so I guess I have > some more work to do here, but I can still use some advice instead of > fumbling in the dark. > > Another thing I have noticed is that when trying to do wing tip > stands, the nose drops some times. The kite is quite lightly built, no > nose webbing, .75 oz fabric, 5.9mm Beman spars. The weight is > 295grams (10.5oz). > > Apart from this, it is a kite that turns extremely quick and tight. > When doing punch turns it almost pivots. Sorry, can't tell you much > about other stunts, I made this kite to learn them ;-) > Was I unclear, or are you guys just lazy ;-) ? These are my questions: How can I improve leading edge take off performance? How can I keep the nose from dropping when I do wing tip stands? Peter -- []-------------------------------------------------[] | Peter Ulfheden | era_pul@ki.ericsson.se | | Amorinav. 3 | or petulf@saaf.se | | S-191 44 Sollentuna | Phone: +46 8 751 02 15 | | SWEDEN | Fax: +46 8 35 04 29 | []-------------------------------------------------[] = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =