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2006 Flexifoil Rage! #16172

The Rage is the successor to the Bullet series of kites. This kite is not a Bullet in new colours, but a completely new kite from the ground up and designed to be better than the Bullet in all areas of performance and usability. The Rage has been designed to be a high performance traction kite suitable for all levels of kite flyer. It is an extremely versatile kite providing controllable, smooth, predictable power with reduced lift. The Rage is suited for everything from teaching basic kite skills, learning how to snowkite, kite landboard or buggy, through to being a high performance kite for experienced buggiers. This is a kite that you can learn on, but will never outgrow.

» New planform -
The planform of the Rage has been heavily modified. The kite maintains the sweeping leading edge of the Bullet, but has larger wingtips which help the kite to track and turn better. It also has a thinner centre chord depth and more of a hoop shape which helps to improve the stability of the kite.

» Top quality materials –
The bridle line for the Rage is made from sleeved Dyneema. This has excellent strength and stretch properties which means the kite maintains its shape in the sky, even in strong wind conditions. We pre-stretch every metre of bridle line in our factory to ensure that the constructional stretch is taken out of the line. We have tested several types of sail material for the Rage and have decided to use Chikara ripstop nylon as it offers the best combination of strength, tear resistance and long-term durability.

» New reinforcements –
We have incorporated several new reinforcements into the kite. Most important are the reinforcements around the rib tab points, where the bridle is sewn onto the kites. These can be high load areas and the reinforcements prevent the kite sail from tearing. Also, every internal rib vent has a reinforcement around it to help prevent the ribs from ‘blowing out’ in the event of a sudden impact.

» Intelligent design –
We are continually developing our design software and we can now model, predict and analyse the actual 3D shape of a kite when it’s in the air and flying. This means we can then shape the panels more accurately so that the kite has less creases and a smoother more accurate profile. This has resulted in a highly aerodynamic wing which helps all performance characteristics of this kite.

» Variable cell numbers –
The three smallest sizes have 15 cells, and the two larger sizes have 17 cells. The larger kites need to extract as much power from the light winds as possible, and the two extra cells provide a cleaner profile and a more efficient wing. The smaller kites are designed to control the energy of the wind in medium to strong wind conditions.

» Aspect ratio –
The Rage has moderate aspect ratio of 3.5 for smaller sizes, and 3.6 for the larger sizes. This moderate aspect ratio, combined with all the other features make the kite easy to control and maintains high performance.

» New size range –
The size range now consists of five kites, the 1.8m, 2.5m, 3.5m, 4.7m and 6.0m. These sizes cover the wind range more completely than before, allowing the flyer to get out in most wind conditions. The smaller kites are ideal for lighter riders and high winds. The larger kites are designed for light winds and heavier flyers.

» Gauze –
We built many prototypes both with and without gauze in the leading edge to find out whether it contributed to the performance of the kite. We found the gauze ensured the leading edge of the kite kept its shape better, which allowed us to make the profile of the kite more powerful. Ultimately, the Rages with gauze flew better than those with a fully open vent.

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Price: £169.95

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