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[Felix Mottram]

Y'all are SICK. *smacks the lot of you!*

It was the French Team who first introduced the concept of the lighter than air spars for two line kites.

I forget the name of the team but remember vividly one of the fliers turning up at the FIAC event in the Grande Palais in Paris one year.

Now there is a serious space for indoor (spar assisted or otherwise) flying.

Not so good with mobile phones as it is a steel structure.... da da da da da da ....

Felix

[Choccy]

me thinx your lines have been well and truly anchored...

hook line and sinkered

[Jynx]

Y'all are SICK. *smacks the lot of you!*

I'll hold 'em... While you'll SMACK 'em!

[Felix Mottram]

me thinx your lines have been well and truly anchored...

hook line and sinkered

We all know black is the best radiator of heat

Radiator yes but reflector, as in not absorbing, no!

Anyway it may be somewhat academic as momentum may be the issue...

Felix

[Choccy]

Radiator yes but reflector, as in not absorbing, no!

I wasn't going on about reflection


what really matters is.. there's no point that aerochic and jynx get out their SLE's !!!!

[Sailor99]

Very true felix. I think that was the other problem iQuad was having. As their spars heated up they expanded, especially Bazz, and their density decrease. This of course meant both the inertia and momentum of their spars decreased the Brender ended up looking like a, well I wouldn't like to say what it looked like.

[Felix Mottram]

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<hic>

what really matters is.. there's no point that aerochic and jynx get out their SLE's !!!!

No need for the SLEs <hic>?

Felix

[Felix Mottram]

Very true felix. I think that was the other problem iQuad was having. As their spars heated up they expanded, especially Bazz, and their density decrease. This of course meant both the inertia and momentum of their spars decreased the Brender ended up looking like a, well I wouldn't like to say what it looked like.

The notion of density decreasing while the object expanded is of course beyond belief.

I am afraid that the idea of inertia and momentum decreasing simultaneously in The Blender is simply beyond my comprehension.

Felix

[Choccy]

No need for the SLEs <hic>?

nope deadpan sober on that one

[Felix Mottram]

nope deadpan sober on that one

I'm deadpan on the weight issue ultimately as you may surmise!

Felix

[Choccy]

I'm deadpan on the weight issue ultimately as you may surmise!

i know what you mean (empathy) from a fellow lightweight

[Felix Mottram]

i know what you mean (empathy) from a fellow lightweight

Hmmm Lightweights learn other ways to cope....

Not quite what I had in mind here! However, very good thread drift.

Felix

[Choccy]

soz Antman for the thread drift

[Aerochic]

I'll hold 'em... While you'll SMACK 'em!

You know... this is one of those times when I reallllllly wish I could hear their vocal inflections.

[RevWizard]

It was the French Team who first introduced the concept of the lighter than air spars for two line kites.

I forget the name of the team but remember vividly one of the fliers turning up at the FIAC event in the Grande Palais in Paris one year.

Now there is a serious space for indoor (spar assisted or otherwise) flying.

Not so good with mobile phones as it is a steel structure.... da da da da da da ....

Felix

The Team was Flashback! I forget the name of the team leader whom I saw last in Guadeloupe in 1997.

[Felix Mottram]

soz Antman for the thread drift

I find that it is good to have strong spars in place in the event of summer thermal breezes. The vertical pull can be quite extreme.

This is not just in England.

I remember Verdun, Canada one year... then there was a thunder storm as I recall!

Felix

[Felix Mottram]

You know... this is one of those times when I reallllllly wish I could hear their vocal inflections.

The trouble is that Usenet/Forum posting is without inflexion to the voice.

Are you aware how passionately I am, and have been involved, with Revolution Kite flying for nearly 20 years?

The punctuation may go out of the window but please do not mis-understand my involvement.

Thank you.

Felix

[Aerochic]

Are you aware how passionately I am, and have been involved, with Revolution Kite flying for nearly 20 years?

Yes. From my time spent here I can totally see that. No disrespect intended.

I have on occasion fallen prey to other's sense of humor at times, and that is not directed at you.

[Felix Mottram]

Yes. From my time spent here I can totally see that. No disrespect intended.

I have on occasion fallen prey to other's sense of humor at times, and that is not directed at you.

We can all push things a little too far occasionally <grins>

Thank you for your observation.

Felix

[Felix Mottram]

The Team was Flashback! I forget the name of the team leader whom I saw last in Guadeloupe in 1997.

Flashback it was for sure.

And their lead flier was... ?

He was at FIAC but probably not trying to sell the lighter than air spars.

Felix