Just to clarify, when you ride Armstrong you can change the fuse to use Axis foil for instance?
I am interested to know how the system accommodates different rear wings, eg. some fit on top and some under the fuselage, possibly with different built in aoa?
It looks like the adapter is shaped to accommodate that? (Second pic).
what a freaking great idea.
Looking at website, it's unclear: Who behind of this products? Where company located? No address, no phone, no names.
Are you restricted to one length of a fuselage? It would be nice to have a choice of long to super short.
Select to expand quotemotogon said..
Looking at website, it's unclear: Who behind of this products? Where company located? No address, no phone, no names.
Guy is located n Hawaii. I've been following him on Instagram for a long while. He's definitely put in the work to come up with a great product.
Why all the holes in the fuselage? Don't see that with any other foil brand, wouldn't it just create unnecessary drag?
Is everything titanium or is tefgel required with this?
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Why all the holes in the fuselage? Don't see that with any other foil brand, wouldn't it just create unnecessary drag?
Is everything titanium or is tefgel required with this?
I think the holes are to adjust for different fuse lengths.
cool product but I would guess there is quite a bit of shimming involved to get the setup right with various brands. There is a Lift tail adapter on the market that allows you to use non-OEM tails with a Lift wing but there is a lot of shimming required to make some brands compatible. My curiousity is offset by the fussiness of these things.
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Are you restricted to one length of a fuselage? It would be nice to have a choice of long to super short.
As velocicraptor said, you can put your tail in multiple locations so effectively you have one fuse that is as long or short as you want.
It appears this is specifically for Armstrong masts.
You have a choice of aluminum or ti heads according to the website.
I preordered the Takuma version and just got the shipping confirmation. Pictures to come.
The quality and fit of this product is excellent. Still haven't used unfortunately. Need to figure out the stab shimming situation. Will probably chop off part of the fuse at some point. Stab mounting is from 75cm to 45cm roughly.
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The chemistry fuse weight the same than the armstrong one or much heavier?
Give or take 5g, my scale is not super accurate:
Armstrong 50F: 350g
Armstrong 60F: 430g
Takuma Fuse 2022: 700g
Alchemy Takuma Aluminum with Titanium Fuse: 740g
Hardware not included.
Some cool new improvements to the system. The rear fuselage is now modular as well:
Also modular fuselage preorder for Lift, Axis and Takuma masts systems:
Also a lift adapter to run modular fuselages:
Really cool stuff!
Check it all out here: alchemysurf.co/collections/all?page=1
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Still unclear website.....
I have no affiliation FYI.
I agree it is not easy to understand what does what.
Best way to look at it is you purchase ever piece in the system separately as shown in the diagrams. Building the setup you want.
I have the original system and it is really awesome.
Be a killer setup with the NEW army masts.
Select to expand quotefoilthegreats said..marco said..
Still unclear website.....
Be a killer setup with the NEW army masts.
Was thinking the same:-).
Is this what you need for an Amstrong mast? sounds interesting using different wings like Axxis etc.
xxx Head Adapter
Titanium Fuselage modular connector - Armstrong Long
Fuselage Stabilizer Connections
Select to expand quotemarco said..
Is this what you need for an Amstrong mast? sounds interesting using different wings like Axxis etc.
xxx Head Adapter
Titanium Fuselage modular connector - Armstrong Long
Fuselage Stabilizer Connections
Yes. Not sure if hardware to assemble is included.
Anybody have an update on how the alchemy setup performs with a takuma foil on armstrong mast? similar to the original kujira setup or shim changes needed from minor geometry shifts?
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Anybody have an update on how the alchemy setup performs with a takuma foil on armstrong mast? similar to the original kujira setup or shim changes needed from minor geometry shifts?
Works great without any shims. Some videos of the setup in action:
Hell yea! thanks @foilthegreats. I always thought great lake's surf was perfect for foiling.
Anything else to note with the setup? any additional hardware thats needs to be purchased?
thanks again
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Hell yea! thanks @foilthegreats. I always thought great lake's surf was perfect for foiling.
Anything else to note with the setup? any additional hardware thats needs to be purchased?
thanks again
I purchased stabilizer shims to mount flat but they're not necessary:
www.foilparts.com/products/armstrong-tail-to-flat-mount-works-with-our-tail-adapter
www.foilparts.com/products/takuma-tail-to-flat-or-lift-tail-adapter-shim
Anyone know if the Alchemy system is compatible with the new Armstrong performance mast?
