From: salanne@convex.csc.FI (Simo Salanne) Subject: Explosive kites (was: kite skiing) Message-ID: <1993Jan15.100543.2896@nic.funet.fi> Organisation: STACK Finland Organization: Finnish Academic and Research Network Project - FUNET Date: Fri, 15 Jan 93 05:05:43 EST In mjg51721@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael James Gebis) writes: >andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) writes: >>Be careful when using a Peel or Flexifoil on water. If you crash head-on >>onto the water surface, the water will seal the leading edge vent, causing the >>kite to explode on impact. >This has got to be one of the coolest things I've heard recently. Imagine the >looks on your friends faces when you say, "I went flying the other day...but I >had to stop. My _kite_ exploded." >In fact, it might be worth it to crash just so you could say this. :) >Mike Gebis m-gebis@uiuc.edu I have seen a Flexi "bursting" two seams when landed unintentionally on a beach. But Spectra Sport claims their big wing deltas to be "explosive" - perhaps they mean the carbon spars !-/ Simo Salanne = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =