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Mank : crash and burn

6th Oct 2003: Too Gusty 30+ mph.

Watching Dan [Mank] fly the kite for the last couple of days shows that the profile in the shoulders of the kite is getting a little deformed. I'm not sure how you could fix this, maybe:

  • Reduce the profile in the shoulders
  • Increase the LE tube diameter a little
  • Move the max profile depth/center of pressure back a little
The deformation is very slight and I doubt effects the kite much.

You can see the deformation in this photo

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