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  1. I was thinking about Wallops I'd been to.. And the guy I saw crash.. Didn't think to look on here... Glad Icarus is ok. 10 bloody years ago... JEEZE !
  2. Sorry for delayed reply.. That's great news! How was the water on the beach? I've found after loads of rain can be very wet on mid section and aquaplane'ee ..but that adds to the fun! Will try to get up sometime soon.. Happy daze!
  3. That squirrel reminds me.. I need a new harness..
  4. Quote from friend on canoe forum... "The pic with the pebbles was taken about halfway along the beach, where walkway over the ridge is at the southern end of Sandymere, and looking towards W'Ho! and I was about 20m away from the ridge" I'll try and get updated guys... Don't panic it's done this before.. But I do remember years ago they feared the beach would disappear completely. ..after some Googling... Repair jobs already in hand.. Yesterday must of undid what they'd already done! http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2014-01-03/repairs-to-the-beach-at-westward-ho/.
  5. Ok guys I may be jumping the gun and all maybe ok but this picture was taken at half tide today by a guy on a canoe forum (thanks Mr S.) This don't look very pretty do it http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3689/11801943485_585c35acc4_b.jpg The rest of the beach may be ok at low water? It's a big beach. Anyone got advice on buggy suspension?
  6. Lol ..it had the desired effect then!
  7. Oh yeah.. Happy Crimbo to all...
  8. Just flicking through this thread.. Hi Mick, come to think of it my 3.3 would probably claim the higher speeds over the 4.9. On its day of course. And the 7.2 was a waste of time for mph. (I am talking non race buggy) . My old saying to the power junkies was " power is nothing without control " . I prefer to 'work' a smaller kite when looking for speed. There is a point where forward speed is compromised by lack of traction.. Which had the higher AR? Blade or Razor? And hers a cut and paste re AR.. It for aircraft but it translates I believe. High / low AR is a phrase used by kite makers.. ..it don't mean nothing if its a crap design kite and the AoA is bollocks or its design shape is wrong. Aspect ratio is the wing span divided by the mean wing chord. An aircraft with a rectangular wing of area 12 m² might have a wing span of 8 m and wing chord of 1.5 m. In this case the aspect ratio is 5.33. If the span was 12 m and the chord 1 m then the aspect ratio would be 12. However because wings may have varied plan forms it is usual to calculate aspect ratio as: Aspect ratio = wing span² / wing area For example, the Jabiru's aspect ratio (span 7.9 m, area 8.0 m²) = 7.9 × 7.9 / 8 = 7.8 whereas an aircraft like the Thruster would have an aspect ratio around 6 and consequently you would expect such an aircraft to induce much more drag at high angles of attack, and thus slow much more rapidly than the Jabiru. And incidentally, the mean chord of a wing is span/aspect ratio. A high performance sailplane wing, designed for minimum induced drag over the CL range, might have a wingspan of 22 m and an aspect ratio of 30 thus a mean chord of 0.7 m. Most ultralights would have an aspect ratio between 5.5 and 8 and light general aviation aircraft between 7 and 9, averaging around 7.5. There are a few ultralight aeroplanes, designed to have some soaring capability, which have aspect ratios around 16 or 17. Higher aspect ratio also has the effect of a higher rate of lift increase, as aoa increases, than lower aspect ratio wings. Aspect ratio also affects the lift curve, a high aspect ratio wing will have a higher maximum CL but a lower stalling aoa than a low aspect ratio wing utilising the same aerofoil
  9. Back to LEI's and buggy ... I have an old Flexi Storm 10m ok in clean wind on a beach..inland it sucks a bit. I like tight moves quick turns and fun ,steering a blow up kite through bad air ain't fun.."Oh the Humanity" I could be selling the storm..like new circa ummm? Well it's a storm 'one'. I' ll have to get it out one day
  10. Do you mean these tyres, bigfoots are mahoosive and cost a bit... These I use on grass and sand.. Just for freestyle stuff .. http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5473/10476696493_7af3478eb9_b.jpg
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