M.Peter Lynn, en parlant des limites de la "Skin", avait évoqué une autre aile monopeau plus performante(et on en a causé quelque part ici...) et il reparle dans sa Newsletter de ce mois en indiquant qu'elle fait partie des "moteurs" du raid en buggy à travers la Mongolie que viennent de commencer Craig Hansen et Gavin Mulvay...
(pas vu de vrai site pour le raid, juste la trace de la route ici : https://share.delorme.com/MadWayMongolia et des news sur le compte Facebook du projet : https://www.facebook.com/madwaymongolia ^
Extrait de la Lettre de "Peter Lynn Himself" à propos du raid et de la mono-peau :
"But they do have a secret weapon.
Which is latest generation single skin traction kites.
Michel Dekker ('foil kite designer for the Peter Lynn brand at Vlieger Op) has kindly shared the plans for his latest single skin kites with us here in NZ- and with sewing support, in particular from Perrin Melchior in Auckland, a range of sizes were ready - but untested - just in time for Craig and Gavin to take. Generally, "last minuting" like this is a recipe for failure, but single skin kites are so broadly functional and so forgiving that maybe this time it has not put the expedition at risk.
And these kites are fantastic - unbelievable even- especially the most recent simplified 'Trainer' model. They have all the standard single skin virtues.
Weigh almost nothing, are unburstable, unluffable, and ridiculously easy to fly, turn on their tips, and have more pull for size while requiring less wind than any other type of traction kite.
And, this is new, they also seem to be as good upwind as some specialist buggy foils.
Too good to be true?
Mongolia will be a perfect test for them in real world conditions."
Aile sans caissons...
Aile sans caissons...
C'est pas parce que je n'y arrive pas que je suis drôle, c'est parce que je tente d'être drôle que je n'y arrive pas 