Fastest turning?

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BennyB12
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2 Feb 2012 3:15pm
Whats the fastest turning 9m kite on the market?
Mask
Mask
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2 Feb 2012 1:25pm
bws
BennyB12
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2 Feb 2012 3:28pm
Mask said...

bws


arent they really 10s?
surfingboye
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2 Feb 2012 5:29pm
Peter Lynn?

Saffer
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2 Feb 2012 5:40pm
BennyB12 said...

Whats the fastest turning 9m kite on the market?


I'd change the question to say:

1. Fastest turning C kite

or

2. Fastest turning high depower kite.

Even the slow c kites will be faster than most bow kites.
sunseeker
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2 Feb 2012 6:26pm
BennyB12 said...

Mask said...

bws


arent they really 10s?


The BWS 8m is roughly the same as other brand's 9m.

I have a BWS 8m and wouldn't say it's the fastest turning in the market. I don't think it's designed to be. Slingshot Rally looks really fast turning though I've never flown one.
ADS
ADS
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2 Feb 2012 4:35pm
RRD Religion
RPM
RPM
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2 Feb 2012 4:36pm
BennyB12 said...

Whats the fastest turning 9m kite on the market?


airush flow..

anything delta.. ie wainman, bandit, rally
richswing
richswing
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2 Feb 2012 4:37pm
Mostly anything with wide square wingtips.

The bigger the rudder, the quicker the turn!

I have a NEW OS 7m and a Fluid Ego 9m, which are both fast turners.

I would think these kites would also be:

1. Naish Park
2.Switch Element
3. RRD Religion
4. Naish Torch

Cheers
Rich
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2 Feb 2012 5:22pm
Zeeko Notus 3
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fwuckarn trainer kite ay
niall barrett
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2 Feb 2012 5:55pm


There are different types of turn.

First there is pivotal turning at which Delta shape kites excel.

Then there is arc turning that C kites are best at. The lower the aspect and the bigger the tips the more they turn. Most advanced riders would prefer arc turns for zinging into that jump or bottom turn, rather than the power switch-off of the pivot.

For giving me that 'zing' around tthe corners my new RRD religion 9m really gets my adrenaline pumping.
sorse
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2 Feb 2012 9:16pm
I'd say compare the
North EVO
Spleene SPX
F-ONE Bandit
Slingshot Rally,
Best Not sure which model.
tezza02
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2 Feb 2012 8:30pm
??? where would you rate the north vegas in that list ????

Tezza
matt camo
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2 Feb 2012 8:36pm
north vegas is super quick!!!




tezza02
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2 Feb 2012 10:16pm
matt camo said...

north vegas is super quick!!!





yea moving from a havoc to a vegas has tanken my kiteing to next level and beond,i haven't tried any of the others but totaly love the vegas 9 & 12m

Tezza

theDoctor
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2 Feb 2012 11:23pm


slingshot link
BurkeyBoy
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3 Feb 2012 9:11am
theDoctor said...



slingshot link


You and your slingshot link
bjw
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3 Feb 2012 9:49am
This one:
pro merc
pro merc
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3 Feb 2012 1:17pm
i would say the Naish park, they describe the turning speed as "silly turning speed" after riding one i have to agree!
bearbusa
bearbusa
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3 Feb 2012 1:00pm
RRD Religon no doubt
NickT
NickT
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3 Feb 2012 11:41am
Speed isn't necessarily everything if the kite stops pulling through the turn.

Why do you ask?
Underoath
Underoath
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4 Feb 2012 2:48am
I used an 8 rebel the other day, awesome quick loops! Lots a fun.

****ty colors however, North need some real artists.
JJB
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4 Feb 2012 4:57pm
Gstar
Gstar
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4 Feb 2012 4:29pm
Airush Generator/Reactor.
warwickl
warwickl
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4 Feb 2012 8:33pm
MY KITE
Rattlehead
Rattlehead
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4 Feb 2012 8:18pm
C kite like a torch is probably one of the quickest .




I got one of these things ,they turn really fast , when they loop they generate a stupid amount of power



the gibbo
the gibbo
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4 Feb 2012 7:48pm
fluid ego 8m(dont need the extra 1m with this kite)
coldshot
coldshot
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5 Feb 2012 8:48pm
Gaastra Jekyll 5 hands down
sorse
sorse
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509 posts
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7 Feb 2012 1:19pm
North Vegas and EVo are there faster turning kites,
Rebel slightly slower and doesn't loose alot of power Got spanked bad kitelooping it..
surfingboye
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7 Feb 2012 1:41pm
surfingboye said...

Peter Lynn?




In all seriousness though, why do people fly these kites?
I saw a dude last month flying one and it would've been twice the size of all the other inflatable leading edge kites.
Man was the thing slow.
And when he crashed it, the kite just turned into a pile of soggy material in the water.
Decent kites are so cheap, so why muck around with one of these old dinosaurs?



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