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from russio with love: another crazy high AR closed cell kite: vx 17 paraavis speed kite

herc - 25-1-2012 at 04:01 AM

http://www.paraavis.com/index1_eng.php?id=351&secid=364&...







Feyd - 25-1-2012 at 04:29 AM

Beautys. What's with the Super high ARs comming out of Russia.

I'd love to take one of those and one of the Elfs for a spin.

Soma - 25-1-2012 at 05:59 AM

Chris, I believe their after your "Big Blue" winnings, :D

Kamikuza - 25-1-2012 at 06:09 AM

It's cos the Russian are bloody nut-jobs - have you not realized that yet :D I reckon it's all the German's fault - imagine living next door to them :lol: or maybe the lo-ooong winters with nothing but cabbage and vodka to keep you amused... all that gas and you gotta stay inside or freeze to death :ticking:

Feyd - 25-1-2012 at 07:59 AM

Good points K. :P

They can have Big Blue. I have a new lightwind rig.

But even my lightwind kites aren't a match for those things. I can hold my own on the ice against Silver Arrows but these Russian rigs seem purpose built to kill SA's.:ninja: The F-Arcs are close AR but way lower projected. Otherwise they would be the closests match maybe? But at the cost of wind range.

That said, I wouldn't want to be on one of the Russian rigs if the winds pic up and get nasty. I'll stick with my broader Arc range thank you!;-)

Drewculous - 25-1-2012 at 08:47 AM

ITS A FLYING BANANA!!!

lunchbox - 25-1-2012 at 09:39 AM

Quote:

They can have Big Blue. I have a new lightwind rig.


Did you finally try the PL Vapor on Ice...haha.

markite - 25-1-2012 at 09:45 AM

I was also thinking banana on the yellow one - the blue one is beautiful in flight but as Chris said - wait till the wind picks up a little, you want to have a lot of lake to run downwind. Interesting intake ports configuration - looks like some are higher and lower.

You'll probably see some of these at WISSA - looking forward to hearing some more about performance.

Houston AirHead - 25-1-2012 at 11:01 AM

you were haulin azzzzzzzzz:moon:

Cheddarhead - 25-1-2012 at 03:53 PM

Was trying to make out the readings on the Garmin by pausing the vid several times. Is it safe to assume those speeds are in km/hr or are they in MPH? Would think km/hr because it's russian?

Kober - 25-1-2012 at 08:07 PM

There is many small kite companies in Europe
Here is another kite you I am sure did not see before made in Poland ....

Ikar Demon close cell depower ..... 35' long .... in 18m version ....
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http://www.latawce.info/nowa/kitesurfing/Ikar2.pdf

company website :

http://www.latawce.info/nowa/index.htm
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demon12new.jpg - 67kB

herc - 26-1-2012 at 05:09 AM

@kober: thanks for the link, that demon looks like a nice and stable intermediate kite ! nice paraglider feature "mini-ribs" at the trailing edge for better airflow..

Feyd - 26-1-2012 at 05:56 AM

The word is the average windspeed for this year's WISSA is 27mph in Febuary. Not much use need for a kite like those in that kind of wind.

Of course with my luck the wind will be 0 gusting to 2mph.:Ange09:

herc - 27-1-2012 at 03:04 AM

yeah, maybe a 11 sqm vapor would be perfect for the low wind days; or the reactor II in 10.8 sqm -- last year i saw some guys having a race in virtually no wind with 10.8 sqm PL reactorII on an airfield (Wanlo in germany) on mountainboards. who needs depower if the wind is barely strong enough to get going..

i am always yealous about guys having a big vapor or reactor II (or similiar high AR buggy kite). sometimes i need me to buy me such a light wind toy...