Aluula materiaal van Ocean Rodeo, lichter en sterker dan dacron. Heel in interessant, hoor dat ze er bij Duotone ook al mee bezig zijn (of iets soortgelijks). Misschien wel the next step voor kite materiaal.
Een OR aluula (3struts) 10m weegt 2kg, de meeste one strutters 10m rond de 2,5kg.
Aluula ipv dacron wordt gebruikt voor de leading edge en struts.
In this video I pitted some lightweight Aluula "Gold" material against some Dimension Polyant Dacron in a head to head tensile load and tear propagation test. This test shows the strength and the weight of the new Aluula material compared to the standard Dacron materials typically used on kiteboarding kites.
The Aluula Gold is designed to be a lightweight and strong composite material used for building the air-frames of kiteboarding and kitesurfing kites that are traditionally made of heavier Dacron materials.
Zeker beter hoor om een licht materiaal te gebruiken met Dynema or Kevlar vezels, zeker in de grote maten.
Je ziet ook dat nieuwe kites weer gaan naar veel minder panelen. Stiknaden hebben overlap en dus extra gewicht.
This new Material is a total game-changer to kitesurfing, After flying the Aluula kites from Ocean Rodeo all I can say is wow, you can fly a kite that's 3mtrs larger in size and it will feel so fast and light in the sky.
As soon as you get the chance to fly one of the Kites Like the Roam or Flite you must give it a try as soon as possible.
I think going forward lots of brands will take up this tech in new materials. This is the biggest change in kitesurfing since the bow kite. It really is that good.
If you want to know more information about Aluula it's here: Aluula Kites
Angelo
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