herc
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look and hold your breath: Libre RADICAL II (proto?)
there is coming something mighty from little known company libre:
a closed cell depower foil with a radical aspect ratio:
http://www.libre.de/Eventnews.html
did they got inspired by these russian ELF kites that also feature a extremely high AR?
this new libre radical II looks like a weapon of choice for cross terrain racing ! (its getting time for flysurfer to release a speed IV - or
otherwise thei might get a beating by new products like this radicalII 
Kites:
Tubes: Ozone Zephyr 17 * Naish Helix 2009 10.5 qm * Cabrinha Access 2003 9qm * Wipika Hydro 2001 9qm *
Arcs: PL Scorpion 13, 16 qm; PL Synergy 10 qm
open cell: PL Twister I 7.7 * PKD Buster II 3qm
Paragliders: Gradient Bright Classic (with check) * Swing Mistral 1 (groundhandling) *Advance Alpha 3 (groundhandling)
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herc
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klick this image to see it in large - really looks like closed cells:
http://www.bildercache.de/bild/20120117-183359-496.jpg
Kites:
Tubes: Ozone Zephyr 17 * Naish Helix 2009 10.5 qm * Cabrinha Access 2003 9qm * Wipika Hydro 2001 9qm *
Arcs: PL Scorpion 13, 16 qm; PL Synergy 10 qm
open cell: PL Twister I 7.7 * PKD Buster II 3qm
Paragliders: Gradient Bright Classic (with check) * Swing Mistral 1 (groundhandling) *Advance Alpha 3 (groundhandling)
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wheresthewind?
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interesting.... whats the a/r on this?
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herc
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very HIGH ! but atm i dont know more.. will keep you posted if new infos appear!
Kites:
Tubes: Ozone Zephyr 17 * Naish Helix 2009 10.5 qm * Cabrinha Access 2003 9qm * Wipika Hydro 2001 9qm *
Arcs: PL Scorpion 13, 16 qm; PL Synergy 10 qm
open cell: PL Twister I 7.7 * PKD Buster II 3qm
Paragliders: Gradient Bright Classic (with check) * Swing Mistral 1 (groundhandling) *Advance Alpha 3 (groundhandling)
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wheresthewind?
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looking forward to this..... libre rocks!!
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Wow that is a sexy kite. Doesn't look like it's pulling a whole lot from those photos, doesn't look like much wind.
Looks wicked fast tho.
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www.hardwaterkiter.com 603-986-2784
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That thang looks deadly! :Ange09:
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herc
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yeah - this kite looks more like the highest performance paragliders available, for example the swing core2:
and it looks like as if this libre kite has an even higher aspect ratio!
i think this kite will the opposite of an entry level kite .. probably difficult to ride in gusty or rotor wind conditions ?
Kites:
Tubes: Ozone Zephyr 17 * Naish Helix 2009 10.5 qm * Cabrinha Access 2003 9qm * Wipika Hydro 2001 9qm *
Arcs: PL Scorpion 13, 16 qm; PL Synergy 10 qm
open cell: PL Twister I 7.7 * PKD Buster II 3qm
Paragliders: Gradient Bright Classic (with check) * Swing Mistral 1 (groundhandling) *Advance Alpha 3 (groundhandling)
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| Quote: | Originally posted by herc
i think this kite will the opposite of an entry level kite .. probably difficult to ride in gusty or rotor wind conditions ? |
Totally agree with that. Likely no fun at all to fly in anything but ideal conditions and I'm assuming the price tag will be quite the deterant to
many.
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Who can you go to to buy / try Libre in North America now?
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
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herc
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here are some new pictures of this killer-AR-kite:
http://www.libre.de/Eventnews.html
some more infos from the a german kite-forum:
http://www.drachenforum.net/forum/Libre-Radical-2-t71804.htm...
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Stimmt,der Schirm heisst Radical 2,es ist einer Drachen mit 7 Leinen, der 7e Lein ist safety, es gibt zwei Haupt,- und Bremsleinen wie normale
Schirme. Pro Seite gibts zwei Hauptleinen die es möglich machen das Profil zu ändern.
Es ist also möglich das Profil anzupassen an die Fahrtrichtung.
Der Drachen hat 65 Zellen, der 15 und 18 sind schon Produktionsfertig und an den 10er wird noch gebastelt.
Der depower ist riesig sowie auch das Flugverhalten.
Weil der Radical 2 Luftdicht is,is es auch möglich als Kitesurfdrachen zu benutzen.
Info von Rens van Lier,der anwesend war beim Snowrennen, hab ich mal übersetzt für euch.
Grüsse Marc | Quote: |
translation:
this kite is named "Radical 2", it is a kite with 7 lines ! the 7th line is the safety, and there are two front lines per side. one line is the normal
front line, taking most of the load, the second line is there to be able to change the profile according to the wind situation.
the kite has 65 cells. the size 15 sqm and 18 sqm are alread production ready; the 10 sqm is still in development.
the depower range is huge as well as the flying characteristics is perfect.
the radical2 is air-tight, so it is possible to use it for kitesurfing.
this information is from "Rens van Lier" who was there at the snowkiterace. Grüsse Marc
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Kites:
Tubes: Ozone Zephyr 17 * Naish Helix 2009 10.5 qm * Cabrinha Access 2003 9qm * Wipika Hydro 2001 9qm *
Arcs: PL Scorpion 13, 16 qm; PL Synergy 10 qm
open cell: PL Twister I 7.7 * PKD Buster II 3qm
Paragliders: Gradient Bright Classic (with check) * Swing Mistral 1 (groundhandling) *Advance Alpha 3 (groundhandling)
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Interesting... 7 lines. I would love to see video of these.
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mougl
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I like!!!
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New ideas, always good...
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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herc
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some more pictures of another prototype:
https://plus.google.com/photos/116156082308108866815/albums/...
and finally, there is a detailed youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i40M6ukO-WI
the guys in the german drachenforum.net say this beast delivers a "skilift" feeling in only 4 knots !
(in case you can read german)
http://www.drachenforum.net/forum/Libre-Radical-2-t71804-p20...
sadly the kite is planned under the "libre" label and not the zebra kite label -- meaning the price will probably twice as high as those zebra-kite
prices...
Kites:
Tubes: Ozone Zephyr 17 * Naish Helix 2009 10.5 qm * Cabrinha Access 2003 9qm * Wipika Hydro 2001 9qm *
Arcs: PL Scorpion 13, 16 qm; PL Synergy 10 qm
open cell: PL Twister I 7.7 * PKD Buster II 3qm
Paragliders: Gradient Bright Classic (with check) * Swing Mistral 1 (groundhandling) *Advance Alpha 3 (groundhandling)
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bigkid
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Will see what I can do, they are nice.
Appex buggy, Libre hardcore buggies.
Flexboardz. Blokarts.
PKD Century Soulflys. NPW's. Nasa Stars.
A few other less flown oddballs,
Line sets from 10" to 328" or 2m to 100m.
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funny they used the Zebra pattern as proto
who knows maybe a Slope Race Version
Time to bug HH about some info. hehehe
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