Fractured Axel

I don't care what colour my next REV is as long as it will fly in 1 mph , or thereabouts, the 3mph for the SUL would be a luxury, i find myself trying to fly in less than that most of time.
yes I've got SUL with RACE rods and its still hard work, an indoor which is twitchy, and a Flic style with no vent which is ok.
This winter i will have a go at a simple 2 piece sail in lightest materials i can find
The low wind version of a REV , would be a seller.

fungus

have you tryed orcon and go one piece sail and .75oz LE

round the NEW ENGLAND parts they are called Orcon Avengers....
a local flyer John Ruggerio makes an indoor Rev out of Orcon and ul ul ul sticks.....started making them years before Rev thought about an indoor......

Hi KITE SLINGER and thief
sorry i'm back with enough time to reply

ORCON ? Australian ISP or 3 inch carpet tape ?

i'm obviously missing something here !?

so ORCON is a material?
and do you have vent at top and bridle?

what i intend is minimum panels, sewing, reinforcement and weight but made as a REV with vent and bridle.

fungus

orcon is a VERY light material that Boeing uses to line the insulation in their airplanes.....
shimmery...got some weird bubbley feel to it...
no vent....no bridle....
one piece of material...
It was discotinued due to flame properties but there are still places to get it....
http://www.orcon-aerospace.com/orcofilm.htm
you can make a rev shaped kite out of anything...try mylar with tape?

the stuff that most people use is Icarex pc31.....quite light...works well....
def. try stuff.....you can modify the shape anyway you want to keep the weight down....try try try......
r

in no wind I find it helps to fly without the bridle....
I used to fly a standerd rev 1.5 with only the SUL frame indoors,

thanks for the info guy's
will gather materials and experiment this winter....
that is after i've finished the decorating...........

fungus

hi fungus.
go on kitebuilder, get yourself some 0.75 or 0.50 oz ripstop nylon.
that should do the job, and frame it in p90.
all the best steve (pudders)

Fungus

this link may be of interest to you...

http://community.aerialis.no/modules/wf ... ticleid=52

Good luck with building your kite!

Nigel

Roy,
If you want to experiment I've got some blue .5oz poly similar to Toray (think Prism or early Gem) and some pink .5oz crisp nylon you can have. Give me a prod before the next MKF fly-in and I'll try to get.

Dave Salmon used to have some grey ripstop which felt as light as the old .5oz Icarex - that might be worth a try if he's got any left. Not super strong ISTR but light and cheap. Also ISTR he or Chalkie had some black Orcon once too but I bet thats long gone


Ian

take a rev 1.5 sul with some thin 1.5 advantage rods or sky shark p2t tapers and some 40 foot 90#lines and youll be all set

to ressurect this:
john ruggerio is running a workshop on the Orcon Avenger....this is his materials list:
"I just went to Hang em High and did a shopping cart of most of the materials for a single Orcon Avenger. This does not include shipping and a couple of small things (bridle line, reinforcing tape for the tips, etc) that go into the kite. As you can see, by the time shipping and incedentals are added in, $100 for the workshop isn't bad.

BTW, I used to make these with SkyShark 2Ps. They are not made any more and the spars in this example are shorter than I would like. Please use the prices below as a rough estimate because of this.

If you still want to do it, please send me an email.

Quantity Part No Item Color Size Cost Each Total Cost
3 1.52xxx 1.5 oz. Slit Nylon Ripstop Strip WHITE $0.30 $0.90
3 ORCON Orcon Film - White White w/poly scrim 51 inch width $9.25 $27.75
6 YSPxx End Cap - Machined YSP54 fits up to .334 $0.75 $4.50
2 SS260 Coupling - External black For SkyShark 2P only $0.65 $1.30
5 WIND2P-30 SkyShark 2P - Carbon -30" Replacement by AVIA SPORT black 30" long $9.25 $46.25
1 SC18 Shock Cord - Elastic black 1/8" $0.40 $0.40
1 SEAM Seamstick Double Sided Tape clear 1/4" wide x 75 yds. $4.75 $4.75
Sub-Total $85.85
Shipping and Handling $0.00
Total $85.85"

thanks all
but ideas to construct or buy a REV is on back burner....I'm broke
as my wife and my best friend and my financial adviser, 1 in 3 , unholy trinity, point out ,I have lots of other comittments to sort out..
oh another time

fungus

i too want to build a sul rev. this list is a big help thanks thief.. didnt know they stopped the 2p ss rods .. i have a cut down indoor frame that i think is really good for really light winds.. rev should really put this frame back on the market

antman- i just talked with John R about this kite...he is going to be posting up directions and hopefully video/pix of the build class he is doing on his website..i will keep ya posted!