The internet galaxy & hydrofoils

Mahalo readers,
Not I am lazy, but simply no time on the running projects to be really accurate here and write
daily/weekly the news on the blog! Some of people are simply better on CAD and in workshops
at R&D, some of them are writers and good on social media pages.

Lets make some update on kitefoils under R&D.
It is true the post on Kite forum push me to write here again
http://www.kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=879622#p879622

Where the community found from Christmas card the Owing kite foil. Really happy to see some
of the people have really sharp eye on new products.

For me not new foil, the Owing was presented at TFW on Garda lake last summer
http://drlojz.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-foiling-week-garda-lake-2014.html
Where all the big minds of foiling world come together, to present and interchange the work, ideas etc.

At the moment the molds for "classic hydrofoil" are ready in production, I will post here the finished product!
The kitefoil is developed  for the www.ahcustoms.ch from Swiss!

 Main Crossover AH-foil wing mold

 Body mold finished

 Vertical half of the mold

 The negative V tail

Here some early comp graphic from last year! The Owing is under development and before summer is in plane to hit the water ;-)

Lets move the product to be simply as possible!

touch and go
dr.Lojz

Happy 2015

End of the year, but not end of Creativity ;-)
With the Happy foiling 2015 card, I wish you all the best
whatever you flying over the water, or you will be flying!
The 2015, as it was the present year, will be dedicated for
and how to fly over the H2o surface!
dr.Lojz

Christmas nativity set 2014

Dear all,
for this year, early enaught, for coming hollidays I give
to all readers of the blog the Christmas nativity set!

The set is laser cute from 3mm plywood and was made for special order. the basic template
is 800x300mm in flat! The set include the box for store the set when not in use!
Lets make celabrations for ourself and for kids!

Here are the templates in Ai and Pdf format. Please take note to use laser cut and 3mm plywood!
In case you use the CNC router, make re sample of the pieces to avoid coalitions and milling path!

Link to file templates:
Ai file Christmas-2014-projection-2

PDF Christmas-2014-projection-2

Wish you happy holidays and merry Christmas

dr.Lojz

Elastic flaps system

On 10th of November the news from NASA and Air Force Research Laboratory,
go around the world with this system of elastic flaps:
http://gizmodo.com/nasa-finally-tests-its-shape-shifting-airplane-wings-1656775362

More about the Flex system
http://articles.sae.org/13178/

I say for myself, finally ;-)
As I wrote here on the A good mix of Creativity, 5y ago on the post
http://drlojz.blogspot.com/2009/11/moth-hydrofoil-elastic-flap.html

Means I was not wrong, maybe to early, but definitely on the right way!
I am sure the technology and development will go forward also on this
aerodynamically technical problem.

Future of sailing are the wings, I can predict we will see in short the sameless wings on AC boats!
Wait and see ;-)

The Foiling Week Garda lake 2014

Mahalo,
just come back from Garda lake, where we was with Ota visit the TFW 2014.
More about here http://www.foilingweek.com.

It was great event and all respect to Italian team of enthusiasts to bring the TFW to alive.
To be there was some how the privilege with respect to the world power people
on foils, with foils, for foils! We have chance to listen the conference and free talk to great minds
of hydrofoiling as James Grogono, Andrew McDougall, Martin Fischer, Thomas Jundt,
Tom Speer, Edoardo Bianchi, Phil Stevenson.
 

The short picture report can be find
https://plus.google.com/photos/111689916731696792459/albums/6035082551691076273
 

We saw different designs, different boats, some of them was possible to test
and what is more important  is we share ideas,
the visions of the coming 3rd dimension on the water.

TFW, we are coming again, hope for next year, not only with the camera, with the boat,
foils, wings, lets go for it!

touch and go
dr.Lojz

14 Years

What a coincidence,

when I agreed to test the new Hydrofoil board, I did not even have the idea that I will meet a 14 years old kite surf  board, which was produces by me in 2000, completely up to date for that time.
There is 14 years of development in the area of ​​kite products.

Newbie meets the oldie, nice feel and they looks great together ;-)

  

 

Some successful board test was made ​​later and here it is the photo documentation. Looks well an it is good to see the Hydrofoil driven by the young power! Yari do his job well and we are all waiting for the next stage of R & D! Test was made in cooperation with http://www.kitelife.si and http://keka.si/ driven by mr. Boris Stepanov! Thanks guys!

Wait and see this place for additional info on the new foils, the development is going to Switzerland

 and yes into the workshop are the CrossOver foils for http://www.ahcustoms.ch  ;-) 

dr.Lojz 

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Iinfinity adjustment of the main foil

Axeman Moth modification!

In 2014, I can say the Axeman7 is old school moth in the past low-rider,
then adapted for foiling, get modification nov on the main foil vertical.
As we all know the angles are one of the most important construction
points on sailboat foiling. Once I make the decision to adapt the attachment
of the main foil with infinity adjustment of the angle.
So here is my solution with slide upper fix point for vertical, where I can now free
adjust the angle as I wish!

 

Well the moth insiders will say OK but you loose the wand control vire distance! Well done,
it is correct until I get the spare parts and modify the steering mechanisms too ;-)
For now this is for me great improvement to play, adjust and study the angels!

The geometry and dynamics is well explained from Carbonicboats here
http://carbonicboats.blogspot.com/2012_03_01_archive.html



I thing one day moth class will get the same system as is in use at Don's K2 foiler

without flap system on foils, but with whole foil moving front and back.
The foils will be designed more into direction of today kite foils.
Yes this is the closer vision, not so far away and not to be surprised if
some design propositions appear from Good mix of creativity up!

Have fun and see you at TFW on lake Garda
http://www.foilingweek.com/