uhhh, what? looks like a foil in the water and the kiter is tethered between that and the kite? Any depower in the rig, looks like it is flown like a
two-line kite...
:o
the french came up with it, eh?PHREERIDER - 21-3-2012 at 05:35 AM
13-14knts thats a big unit, 150# rider would fly easily. definitely has a drag anchor/foil in the water, paraglide set up ? , seems clumsy, too
many lines for my taste and the drag thing...not enough info for good detail look.
certainly favors a FS/SPLEENE/MATRIXfurbowski - 21-3-2012 at 05:44 AM
yeah, paraglide set-up, not that i know, haven't tried it yet.
I keep wondering what would happen if the foil popped out of the water?B-Roc - 21-3-2012 at 06:15 AM
Cool but it simply looks like a modifed FS to me.PHREERIDER - 21-3-2012 at 06:18 AM
dude would panic!
how do you control the surface of the device in the water? lotta sketch there
french are tough though. i give the group credit for setting it up on the water.Kamikuza - 21-3-2012 at 06:44 AM
The thingy behind him creates the drag and the kite lifts the rider... mental, either way B-Roc - 21-3-2012 at 09:13 AM
I didn't notice the thing behind him until you commented. So its basically like a dynamic tether set up. That guy would be no fun in crowds beause
everyone would be looking up and then *whack* never saw that tether line and object being pulled behind him. Cool idea though.
Wonder how much the anchor thng weighs :puzzled: and what happens if it breaks the surface :oHouston AirHead - 21-3-2012 at 01:39 PM
i know , definitively a way to push the sport:Ange09:macboy - 21-3-2012 at 04:54 PM
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Originally posted by B-Roc
everyone would be looking up and then *whack* never saw that tether line and object being pulled behind him.
:singing::singing::singing::singing::singing:lad - 21-3-2012 at 05:15 PM
"The combined experience of Stephane as a pilot and a navigator enables him to have the machine fly. He uses the technology of the “Chien de Mer”
conceived by Didier Costes, a polytechnicien engineer. The “Chien de Mer” is a curved carbon foil which will be under the water’s surface. It is
linked to the balloon’s car by a long cable whose length can be adjusted from 65 ft 6 inches to 164 ft (20m to 50 m) and which acts as a centreboard.
Stephane tested it and adjusted it. He also adjusted the piloting from the blimp"
lad reported for badly formed spam post lad - 22-3-2012 at 06:39 AM
Don't you mean "reported for hasty cut n paste research?" :PDrewculous - 22-3-2012 at 06:53 AM
Tether = bad
Dont care if its land, water, kite, speedwing, or glider.... Watch the tether line snap and his well designed anchor sinks to the bottom, and
slingshots him into his lines and wing.... Not a good idea from my dry perch in nebraska...herc - 22-3-2012 at 07:35 AM
tether is no good in general, but in this setup its OK. because it all depends on the amount of force the tether line excerts on the rider.. (and that
should be limited because its a fin in the water - or am i wrong? me not too experienced with fins and water and forces..) also, the guy flying there
is a professional paraglider - he knows how to handle a situation where the line snaps or the force abruptly changes.. (same with paraglider winch
towing - if the tow line snaps - and that happens once in a while - you need to stop the canopy from overflying you applying the right amount of brake
)
