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Foil Tech Talk: Stabilisers
DIR By: gmb13
Date: May 2, 2020, 8:54 am
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xFMTAmIihk
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Re: Foil Tech Talk: Stabilisers
DIR By: Dommo
Date: May 3, 2020, 12:43 am
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Really thorough breakdown Gunnar - thanks. Learned a lot! :)
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Re: Foil Tech Talk: Stabilisers
DIR By: phil
Date: May 3, 2020, 5:34 am
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Well done.
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Re: Foil Tech Talk: Stabilisers
DIR By: JeffreyJDavis
Date: September 14, 2020, 12:34 pm
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Gunnar -
Super useful tech topic, especially for all of us engineers.
I've never really played around with mixing and matching but now
have a basic understanding to see the difference of switching
out 483 vs 450 vs 330 for both winging and kiting.
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Re: Foil Tech Talk: Stabilisers
DIR By: Seabass
Date: October 25, 2020, 3:53 pm
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would love a few comments on stabiliser size vs wind strength.
Would you use a bigger stabiliser in light wind i.e. slower
speeds...
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Re: Foil Tech Talk: Stabilisers
DIR By: Dommo
Date: November 3, 2020, 3:39 am
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In general, yes, you would pair a bigger tail wing with a big
front wing for light wind. Again in general, the smaller your
front wing the smaller your rear wing should be...BUT people are
trying all sorts of mix and match combo's to get the best feel
for them - what's right for one isn't right for all.
You can considerably alter the characteristics of a front wing
by changing the rear wing. A smaller rear wing will (generally)
make a big front wing looser (more maneuverable), a bit faster,
but usually a bit less stable.
Big tail wings make it easier to pump - at least in terms of the
amount of effort you have to put in.
Big tails are (generally) harder to turn fast, but again this is
not always the case. The HA tails (wide, narrow and flat) can
pivot on a dime if you do it right.
A big tail paired with a big front wing will be easier to fly in
light wing as there will be more lift...BUT, if you can get
going on a smaller front & tail wing combo, the lack of drag,
faster speed and greater maneuverability will be more fun.
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Re: Foil Tech Talk: Stabilisers
DIR By: SunovaMaine
Date: November 23, 2020, 5:16 pm
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I have the Axis 420 rear wing and the 1010 front i plan to wing
with that combo
Short fuselage 68cm
What do you think of that set up?
Once I experienced HA i couldn’t go back. I foil surf too.
Caveat: I Kiteboarded for 20 years (began in 1998 and quit a few
years ago) but still have yet to get up on the wing on the ocean
here in maine. When the wind picks up to 15-20 mph the Atlantic
becomes very rough. And i think its not a great idea to try and
learn under those conditions. Right? Or am I being a pussy?
I have the slingwing V2 in 5.4 and 6.4 which in my opinion are
amazing. Thanks guys.
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