Bigger stabiliser, ha wing

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Qtwind said..

mojoflex said..
Here's another perspective on economy....I have two foils, axis 1150 and art 999. I bought the 1150 to learn how to sup downwind and dock start, but I've found it great as a light wind wing foil. I can get it going in about 10 knot gusts with a 4m cabrinha mantis ( I'm 76kg). The 4m covers me to 20kn plus, then I have a 2.5 that covers me to 30+. The 1150 has allowed me to have at least one less hand wing, and is also a great learner foil....and it'll last a lot longer than a hand wing. Bit off topic, but I find the hand wings are the biggest ongoing cost.....

I'm not familiar with axis gear, the 1150 is high aspect that correct? Interesting that you say its a good learner foil, I generally thought ha wings would be harder to learn on, hence why I started this topic.

I can get a 1800 naish ha and wonder if that would be better suited to giving me more of a quiver and still double up for learning on. I see a lot of people claim their small wings still work in light winds, but you must loose atleast some light wind lift.

I'm determined to stick to one hand wing, I still windsurf once it's over 20 knots.

The 1150 is high aspect, but it is so wide and thick ( to allow it to pump so well at low speeds) that it is very stable and forgiving. Its stall speed is less than walking pace it feels like. I'm using it on an ultra short fuse with a ha 400 speed tail, which looks ridiculous but gives it more glide and manoeuvrebility. It came with a thick 440 tail and a standard fuse that would be better to learn on. Like smee said, the tails are great to tweak the feel, but the main wing is where the party is. Don't know about the Naishs, but if its designed to learn to downwind and hence go slow it should have a similar effect. Regarding marriage guidance I can't back up my advice but roses seem to work....

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BritWindfoiler said..
Bigger stabilisers are more stable and will make things easier. The other options for greater stability are a longer fuselage, or negative shim.

However bigger stabs do not promote earlier foiling, it's actually the opposite (they lift downward). For a given speed the total lift is the lift from the main wing minus the lift from the stabiliser. So with a bigger stabiliser you actually need to be going slightly faster to takeoff, and the stall speed will be higher.

Only when flying level. Which is not normally the case for taking off on anything other than a small front foil.