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Bandit 7 TRAILING edge battens

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Created by aspiring > 9 months ago, 17 Sep 2014
aspiring
VIC, 9 posts
17 Sep 2014 7:52PM
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Hi I recently broke both my fibreglass trailing edge battens on my F-one bandit 7. Are they necessary. Do they make much difference to flight characteristics eg drag, flapping ?
Also dose anyone know the exact length of the battens?
Cheers Tony

Puetz
NT, 2185 posts
17 Sep 2014 8:30PM
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... try it for ya self with them out and see if it bugs you or is a problem!

Logically thinking, they wouldn't have put them there for nothing so I reckon fix 'em or replace them!

Robbie

cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
17 Sep 2014 9:32PM
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performance wise no, better to pull them out though or they'll pearce the canopy like the old rhinos

Gorgo
VIC, 5097 posts
17 Sep 2014 11:55PM
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Replace the battens with some whipper snipper wire. Cheap and robust and probably work just as well. Alternatively you could probably cut some thick zip ties to length and use those.

cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
17 Sep 2014 10:14PM
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Gorgo said..
Replace the battens with some whipper snipper wire. Cheap and robust and probably work just as well. Alternatively you could probably cut some thick zip ties to length and use those.


hope your not implying that his riding is like mowing the grass

Jamessyduniv
WA, 17 posts
18 Sep 2014 6:07AM
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These guys should have this spare parts www.m8kite.com/?t=fone in stock a lot are breaking

high as a kite
SA, 1312 posts
18 Sep 2014 2:06PM
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Trailing edge battens = design fault.

2 cents worth.



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