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u -turn have been developing there nitro races kites over the last few months and the resultant kite show the work has not been in vain the original kite is very stable and fast in good winds and come with very strong sleeved kevlar bridles and power rings on the brake lines, however in windsthat were less than ideal there was a tendancy for the wing tip to fold in and the kite to luff the 6.9 is a new size fitting between the exsisting 6.1 and 7.7 kites and slightly brakes the 25% steps in the range. looking at the kite layed flat the sail is identical to current kites with the exception of the u-turn claw which now decorated the lower as well as upper kite the bridles are now a much more colourful arrangement attaching to the sown in tabs and the power rings are now absent. the fineness of the line used on the brake and d lines almost defy's belief the result of the new bridle is a flying profile which loses absolutely none of the power of the orignal kite . when seen flyin the kite now has a pronounced curved arc from tip to tip. the kite continues to pull rite to and beyond the window and need the usual brake appliction to prevent over flying turnin is fast and easy on the brakes and the ktie will happly spin on its own axis apart from the new curvature the kite is also much easier to reverse launch should u happen to over cook it im guessing the liter weight lines on the trailing edge help . the loss of the power rings also help mid air collapses to be shaken out as they had a tendancy to catch on the thicker kevlar lines the nitros are not for everyone but are deffinately now a kite to reconsider as a racers power source current orignal versions can retro fit the new bridles with relative ease to benefit from the new found gusty wind stability By : bigred

the nitro is my first venture into the race kite world. having attended my first event in july at hoylake the gulf between the great yoz and race kites is remarkable. before buying i flew several of the leading contenders razors and centuries most notably, i even acquired a 1.7 soulfly which scared me silly on its first few outtings. tryin other kites i found the airea raptor to be the most user friendly race kite. faced then with the dilema that they are no longer being made i opted to take a risk and try the 2.0 nitro. the u-turn designer being the man originally behind the raptor first flight wot a surprise stablilty to rival the yoz pull beyond its size and a darn nice looking kite. the kelvar bridals look bomb proof all stiched and taped into the kite structure. the most notable feature on the bridal is the use of small "power rings" suspended from the main lines to hold the break line about 10 cm below the sail is porcher marine substantially reinforced on its edges and in the cells helpin to hold them open. the wing tips have the useful sand dump velcro vents all the stiching is neat and accurate very much like the yoz which is no surprise as they are made in the same factory the kite is presented in the usual stuff sac and sold as kite only, there is a huge size range available but i doubt if anyone would need of buy every one. they step up 25% projected area from 1.8 to a huge 15 meter monster the only critism could be the price but maybe in time that may drop ( hint hint) By : bigred