Date: 19 Mar 93 10:35:05 GMT
From: besse@cix.cict.fr (Philippe Besse)
Message-ID: <3193@cix.cict.fr>
Subject: What are Powerhouse kites?

Hello Happy Kite Fliers,

I has been a regular reader for one year and here is my first 
contribution/question. At first I must apologize for my poor 
english and start off with an introduction. I have been into 
kites for several years. I built single line deltas, stunters
(diamond), a small parafoil, made of tyvek or ripstop. I built too
many many sleds made of garbage bag for kids.
Just recently I have been introduced in high technology kites. 
I bought two kites at discount prices in skate board shop that 
felt down in opening a kite shop ;-(. Unfortunately, they are not 
kiters enough in Toulouse (SW of France).
These two kites are BULLET and BLADE and are manufactured by 
POWERHOUSE (Plymouth UK). I would be happy to send you detailed
reviews,  unfortunately, I never flied other kites such them 
that are widely described in rec.kite and thus I can't give 
any comparison.
 
Here is my question:
Did anybody fly Powerhouse kites kites such that Bullet, Blade, 
Lapwind... Are they only clones of some other well known kites ?

They look like that:


    Blade:
                                 and symetric

                           /!
                         /  !       ^
                       /    !       |
                     /==-----
                   /   |    !       82 cm
                 /    |     !         
               /     |      !       |
             /      |       !       v    
           /         |      !                
         /==-------=--------+
       /_ _|_______|=____   !      <--- really difficult to draw !
     /-                    \!/             
                                      
                   <-------200 cm ----->
   Bullet:

                           /!
                         /  !       ^
                       /    !       |
                     /==-----
                   /        !       53 cm
                 /          !         
               /            !       |
             /              !       v    
           /==------=-------+
         /__________|_______!                

                   <-------135 cm ----->
                        

  | = stand-off
  == = vinyl connector

Sail is made of ripstop, spars are made of graphite.
A medium wind for Blade is good, a strong one for Bullet is more funny.
I tried it up to 8 Beauford.

Philippe
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