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Windwing is pleased to announce the launch of one bat-ass-kite.
Coming out of a secret and obscure R&D cave, the Batwing is one of our most innovative Windwing flying machines ever built. Boasting major changes, the Batwing delivers not one...two, or three, but four breakthrough innovations. Each innovation delivers unique form and a measurable function. Each innovation enhances your kiting experience...each innovation, defines the Batwing's exceptional virtuosity.
1) Foremost on the Batwing is the use of Windwing's new ABS Kevlar and carbon Aramid fiber scrim material that scallops the trailing edges of the kite and its wingtips. The shape of these scallops provided the look and the look was the result of a specific functional innovation. The Batwing name came naturally at the end.
The functional innovation of the scalloped Batwing material was a simple conclusion that different materials have different frequencies of vibration. In theory, as the kite moves through the air, the difference between the soft spinnaker cloth and the stiffer laminate material acts like dimples against a polished golf ball. The strategically placed and shaped trailing edge on the Batwing, dampens flutter to provide a stable surface to recapture the laminar airflow for smoother wake release. The result is a livelier "slippery" kite that flies faster, goes up wind better, generate more lift in less wind and holds shape where it counts.
2) Swallow Tail: The cutout notch at the center strut is designed to give the Batwing a high aspect feel with low aspect power. The swallow tail separate the kite in half and changes the load point away from the trailing edge. This stabilizes the kite as the notch creates unique dynamic aileron-like protrusions that allows flow and twist at the center of the kite and gives the Batwing a self-adjusting reflex capability in all conditions.
3) Windwing unique wingtip found on the larger Batwing sizes. We call this the "Bob" batten, (inspired by Boardingbob's idea of having a Venetian blind like substrates to serve as built in battens). This added rigidity not only helps prevent deformation for heavier riders, it give the wingtip a direct-drive leverage to turn the kite. In larger kites and in lighter winds, this efficiency is highly critical.
4) Multi-Inflation-System with a Clamp (MISC), will greatly improve the quality and safety of your kiting experience. These optional inflation systems can be quickly installed or removed from the Batwing. The new clamp allows the tube to be pinched and isolate each bladder preventing total deflation of the kite.
These four key innovations makes the Batwing the safest, most technically advanced, performance driven kite in the world. Call: 541-386-3905 for more information or email: info@windwing.com
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Labels: Kites, Windwing