Bill Hansen geeft een kijkje in de keuken van het kitedesign. Wat doet de dikte van de LE-tube voor en kite, en wat is de de relatie met de Bridle?
Bill Hansen verteld het je:
"The Nitro series is an SLE (Supported Leading Edge) Bridled kite. As such, it relies on a bridle to support the leading edge and maintain shape under load. However, when de-powered, the bridle tension is much reduced and the resulting loss of support to the Leading Edge allows it to move about constrained mostly by the inherent structural integrity provided by the tube diameters and internal pressure. Being a high performance design where low drag and upwind efficiency are key criteria, the tube diameters are relatively small with a lower unsupported stiffness. The obvious solution to build higher form stability is a larger Leading Edge tube diameter with a compromise to efficiency. The other possibility is a more complex bridle to add support to the Leading Edge when de-powered."
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