hi guys has anybody made an ARC kite with good results?

Well, I know this one guy, Peter something.....what was his name..... Oh, yes, Lynn!

(Eager to see what you come up with, I love seeing people's home-made kites!)

A guy that goes by the name Teethgrinder in the UK did.


Some pictures of a smaller one he did here:
http://teethgrinder.co.uk/kiteBuilding/willi-wing.php

As noted in the 3rd picture in the link above.... such endeavors are best pursued.... with the aid of a cat. :D

And a larger one here:
http://teethgrinder.co.uk/kiteBuilding/arcRepair.php

ATB,
Sam

I saw Peter made some good jobs, but I would like to know if anyone alse had made an ARC by itself

I haven't made an Arc, but I have made Peter Lynn's Pilot foils.
They are a single liner for hoisting cameras, banners etç. And only have 4 cells. I estimate it takes 1hr/cell to cut, sew and bridle.

When you think of the number of cells in an Arc (20ish?) It adds up quickly! No surprise that homemade foils are rare!

If you want a taste of foil building I highly recommend building a Pilot first to see how it goes.

do you think it is an impossible mission to make an ARC like PL charger 10m?

Not if you have a ton of expirience building foils and some heavy expirience building and working with Arcs.

There are a number of people that can repair and modify arcs with relative ease but I don't know of anyone who has actually assembled and arc from scratch. Let alone one with the performance envelope of the Charger 10m. In the time that I've spent flying these things I learned that very subtle changes, just a millimeter or two can change the way the kite functions.

Amazing.

But just because someone isn't doing doesn't mean it's not worth trying.

Chargers are going so cheap on the second hand market that I have to think materials to build one would cost almost as much ?