npw race?????

YES!!! I for one think it would be a blast a a great view for the spectaors.I think we do need to set a limit on lines though to make it a tighter race.How about 10 ft max? any opinions. I know susan is on the road but plans on it. Let me know....................aj

:singing:IT IS A GO!!!


Have no fear, it's locked in, you guys are gonna get it, and KiteShip may enter as well!!!


aoxomoxoa

I CANT WAIT TO SEE THAT ONE

FLYIN HIGH
SHANNON......STILL COUNTING DOWN

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Originally posted by Tigger Gonna purchase some new line for my Sky Tigers and plan on cutting the old ones into shorter ones to be used with my NPW5 LK 300 6.9m. I've never tried it before, is there a trick to get them all the same length? What is the best length to fly a LK 300 6.9m?

Thats a good question! I like to fly them with no lines but here is a chart for use and lines.

40m lines -5-12mph
30m line 7-14mph
20m lines 9-16mph
10m lines 11-18mph
no lines just off bridles-13-25+mph

it depends on your skills also so please factor that in

also if you use a harness, recommended if you are comfortable with your abilities

............................aj

You will find no shortage of advice and opinions, and maybe even some good ones We are a bunch of excited kids who love to talk about the wind and all we can do with it. ANd we love to share and show off our toys. In other words, any questions you may have will be eagerly answered by just about anyone on the lake.

CANNOT WAIT!!

Sean

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Originally posted by Tigger Thanks for the data on different lengths. Entered the data into my info file. 've been all over the internet, can't find short lines to buy, gotta cut the old ones, any idea as to how to get them (set of 4) to the same length?

What I do...

I use a dulled, polished smooth darning needle to run the line back onto itself, like sewing. This has two advantages: 1) Much stronger than sleeving and knotting. The first time I kitesurfed was on 200lb line with loops made this way. 2) The lines can easily be adjusted to be the same length. Simply slide the line through until the lines are the same. The size of the loop determines how much adjustability you have.

For added durability on the loop a length of sleeving can be used, but just as a covering to the loop, where a larks head knot would be made.

This picture is of 500lb spectra, with the needle used to do this.

Steve

Gotta a million question as to how my new toys work, I'm sure I'll get a million answers to them at the playa. I am really looking forward to meeting everyone involved in myne new hobby.

Gonna spend most of 5 days on the playa, if I get a chance to get away from my voluntary commitment (Registration) for a few minutes, I may even learn how to buggy.

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Originally posted by CHANNIN75 I CANT WAIT TO SEE THAT ONE

Ok, here ya go... Code Pink :singing:

is that going to fly w/t out bridles?.........aj:barf::barf:

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Originally posted by mecdave Quote: Originally posted by CHANNIN75 I CANT WAIT TO SEE THAT ONE Ok, here ya go... Code Pink :singing:

NPW Race

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Originally posted by mecdave Quote: Originally posted by CHANNIN75 I CANT WAIT TO SEE THAT ONE Ok, here ya go... Code Pink :singing:

OK AND THE EVENING WEAR AWARD GOES TO.......TEE HEE......YOU LOOKED SO CUTE

SHANNON

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Originally posted by kitemaker4 Yelp I am glad I made the three day drive with no problems. I do want to be sure and meet you. There are not that many women that buggy and we need to stick together. Looking forward to meeting you. See ya. Susan

Hmmmm... women who buggy, "sticking together". Okay, boys, I think we got the script for movie night!

OK GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER SO THAT MINE CAN PASS BY......
DONT PICK ON THE GIRLS.....WE ARE A RARE BREED.....NOT ONLY DO WE LIKE TO FLY AND BUGGY......WE GET TO HANG OUT WITH SOME HELPFUL WONDERFUL HANDSOME MEN

(KISSING UP NEVER HURTS)

FLYIN HIGH
SHANNON

2007 Rag Flapper Shootout

hey susan
you can`t teach a old dog new tricks.
or in this case. you can`t teach an old man to fly
npw`s

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Originally posted by jellis I did run my buggy into the back of a truck repeatedly to flatten the profile of the buggy and I will race backwards in the npw/nasa wing races.

You do not need to run it into a truck repeatedly, just try it at a higher speed once will do. I am still waiting for Libre to send me my R&D fee for doing this c/g testing for them. Stop giving away my tricks of the trade on racing in reverse, you get a better upwind advantge by doing this.Here is a pic of me doing some testing in Jellis's buggy a few yrs ago................aj

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Originally posted by bugymangp Quote: Originally posted by jellis Hey flag rappers! It took me a while but I got the npw sticker on my kite and I am ready to race..................... Pablo we are also having a roach race........................Also a two lap around the hanging tree zero wind race.................. jellis :frog: HEY!!!!! who left the door open and let the OLD MAN in :singing:

Hey Jon, Well, I'll be there, Ricardo's comming down as well, I'm sure we can get enough people together to set something up.

Possibly GPS on someone running the ragflappers race and a GPS unit on your bug

I know I probably won't be first, but maybe, just maybe I won't be last.

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hey chuck. are you going to bring your golf clubs again this year???? stupid game if you ask me. chasing a little white ball around for 18 holes???? what fun is that????

Let me get this straight... A ragflapper is asking somebody where's the fun in doing something that sounds stupid... hmmmm

Man oh Man.....With all the Trash Talk you can tell that NABX is finally starting to get close!!



Flyin High
Shannon

Man,I hope these npw things are a fad,like the Hoola-Hoop or the Yo-Yo.
Sheess,

History lesson

NPW - THE BEGINNING
NPW5 was invented in 1993. The original planform already existed as a parachute in the early 70's. We used the technical concept of the parachute and build a stuntkite after studying the original technical information. The first full scale, experiments dated from 1974. After preliminary experiments in the windtunnel of Langley at the NASA Dryden site, there were helicopter drops and tower drops. Goal was to find a controllable parachute for landing Appolo capsules on earth after a journey in space.

The parachutes used in the Appolo flights were unprecise, therefore the landing spot for the capsules was unpredictable. By using all-controlable parachutes the rescue operation of the crew members could be safer and more efficient. Although the testresults were statisfying the parachute never made it to real use. The NASA cancelled the Apollo flights. This ment the end of the research for the NASA Parawing project as well.


Jumping with NPW
There was also an attempt for commercial use. The parachute was produced for parajumping under the name Eagle. But after several incidents with severe injuires, the use of the parachute for jumping purposes ended quietly. Today parapente pilots use a "Dactyl" as a rescue vehicle. The basis for this chute is taken from the NPW model 2.

After a period of almost twenty years we discovered the original NASA drawings. From the first contact with these reports we fell in love with the concepts and imagined that it would be great to transform the parawing to a kite. So we started to develop a bridle system for the use as a kite. In 1993 the concept was worked out completely.

During succesfull testflying the kite we discovered the potential of the kite as power engine and we decided to register the concept worldwide at the intellectual property registration database of WIPO/OMPI, Geneva as a kite. Since we build a kite and not a parachute we were validated to do so. Up onto today we are producing NPW5 as well as NPW9 models in various sizes.


Explaining the name
We still use the acronime NPW pointing to the original planform test. NPW stands for NASA ParaWing. The "5" indicates the original planform we used for our concept. There were 9 models tested at NASA. We also tried the other planforms as a kite but model 5 was suited best for kite purpose with minimal effort in production. With the concept we started a revolution in the kite industries since there was no such simple, sparless chamberless concept.

Nowerdays there are more commercial stuntkites using the same aerodynamic concept. The "preliminary" reports can be found at the LARC database on the NASA website.

What will the future bring
We believe that the concept of single skin, spareless kites is only just beginning. We unraffled the secrets of the construction of the known NPWs and are working on better and more multipurpose designs. Additionally we are developing "hardware" like mountainboards as well.

In this section we will keep you informed whenever there are new developments to share with you. Meanwhile have fun flying your NPW!

But its his Birthday? Happy Birthday Glenn!(really).........aj:singing:

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Originally posted by kitemaker4 No special deals Glenn. Susan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2, 3, 4 and 5.5 meter PKD Brooza V-max and V-max big foot light Libre buggys Nasa wings in many sizes Libre Special for sale

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Originally posted by deanaoxo :singing:IT IS A GO!!! Have no fear, it's locked in, you guys are gonna get it, and KiteShip may enter as well!!! aoxomoxoa

I'd pay good money to watch Dave Culp race with a npw and whoop Gleen Pedro butt! Go Dave Go! .................aj:evil: