nose cones
- Rome Dodson
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- Joined: Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:42 am
nose cones
ABOUT 29 YEARS AGO, I BOUGHT A RADICALY NEW GLIDER, A (PHANTOM WING SCORPION) IT HAD AN EXTREMELY WIDE NOSE ANGLE AND TRUNKATED TIPS, WITH WING DEFLEXOR WIRES (3) . ALL OF A SUDDEN MY NOSE CONE WAS BANGING ON THE TOP OF MY SAIL, BUT ONLY WHEN I WAS IN A THERMAL. IT WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST HIGH ??? PERFORMANCE KITE AFTER THE STANDARDS. IT WAS GREAT, I DIDN'T EVEN NEED A VARIO TO KNOW I WAS IN A THERMAL. . ROME