Date:	Thu, 14 Oct 1993 05:22:12 -1000
From:	an42459@anon.penet.fi
Message-Id: <152304Z14101993@anon.penet.fi>
Organization: Anonymous contact service
Subject: Flexifiol stacking

Hi Guys,
Apologies for the anon ID, I've got no other way of posting out.

I've got a 6' flexi (only had it a few months) and I want to stack
a few of them. Now, I've seen people stack flexis of the same size
and I've also seen flexis stacked in increasing sizes. Which is
better, or rather what characteristics do each type possess.

eg. 3 stacked 6' flexis against a 6' with a 8' above it,
or even a 6' 8' 10' combination.

Thanks in advance.

Adam	

etlacse@etlxd20.ericsson.se 
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Date:	Thu, 14 Oct 1993 07:40:32 -1000
From:	andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie)
Message-Id: <CEwEFK.2E4@tug.com>
Organization: /usr/lib/news/organisation
Subject: Re: Flexifiol stacking

an42459@anon.penet.fi writes:
>I've got a 6' flexi (only had it a few months) and I want to stack
>a few of them. Now, I've seen people stack flexis of the same size
>and I've also seen flexis stacked in increasing sizes. Which is
>better, or rather what characteristics do each type possess.
>
>eg. 3 stacked 6' flexis against a 6' with a 8' above it,
>or even a 6' 8' 10' combination.

For:
A 6' kite at the bottom of a wider stack helps it turn faster
Bigger kites are a more cost effective way of getting more power.

Against:
Puts abnormal compression/expansion strains on the spars
Looks odd (to me, at least)

Up to you, really.  Do whatever makes you happy.  Think about the long
term:  Would prefer a 6/8/10/12 stack or a 6 and a 3*10 stack?
I bought a bunch of 10's.  Perhaps a range would have given more
variety (cos I could fly them separately)?  I don't know.

Andrew
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Date:	Fri, 15 Oct 1993 06:38:44 -1000
From:	sc5@prism.gatech.edu (CSEPLO,STEPHEN P)
Message-Id: <117199@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
Subject: Re: Flexifiol stacking

In article <152304Z14101993@anon.penet.fi> an42459@anon.penet.fi writes:

>Apologies for the anon ID, I've got no other way of posting out.

OH NO! Not the penet server! (Ha, Ha - "That's a joke son!" to quote Foghorn
Leghorn). Truthfully it is an execelent system. 

In all seriousness, wellcome to rec.kites. Sometimes you have to go
in round about ways to get where you want on Internet.

I can't add anything about stacking flexi's outside of, that's a lot
of pull! A 10' in a good strong wind is almost enough for me. 

Maybe you should try a stack of 6 - 4' rok's some day. Thats a load
also. 
-- 

Steve Cseplo	 	|A|               The Mad Hata
sc5@prism.gatech.edu    |K|
AKA Region 4 Director   |A|    "Hey, mon...Tako Kichi!"


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