K93 - Escape #7

This is an Escape Vented, built with 1.9oz Ottertex Ripstop Nylon, framed in P300 (Spine), P3X (Leading Edge), Nitro Strong (Lower Spreaders), and 6mm pultruded carbon (Upper Spreader). This build is based on the Escape open source plan by Ulzburger Kites .

Venting

I wanted to try a different venting arrangement than I did for K92, and I thought this made sense. I had 2 main goals in mind when venting the kite:

Reduce pressure in flight in heavier wind
Improve the stability of a fade I’m heavier wind

The venting along the inside of the sail is to reduce overall pressure without impacting the fade. My thought is that all the air builds up in the middle of each wing, so some light venting there would reduce a lot of pressure. That dynamic would be the opposite in the fade though, since the wind is hitting the back of the sail, so hopefully fade impact would be minimal.

The venting along the trailing edge is to keep the trailing edge from getting pushed out in a fade, causing the position to be lost.

I’m eager to see how this actually ends up feeling.

Leading Edge Spreader Openings

In K92, I moved the lower opening for the slower spreaders a bit, but it was still a smidge too tight. I moved the holes an extra centimeter, and now the leading edge disassembles much more easily.

Sleeve

This is my third time with the external binding on the sleeves, and I’m getting better at it. I don’t like how the bottom corners turned out on the back side, but I can work on that more next time. I am really pleased with how this styled of sleeve folds up much better for a disassembled leading edge.