Bandit 7 TRAILING edge battens

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aspiring
aspiring
VIC
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VIC, 9 posts
17 Sep 2014 7:52pm
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
Puetz
NT
2186 posts
NT, 2186 posts
17 Sep 2014 8:30pm
... 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
cauncy
WA
8407 posts
WA, 8407 posts
17 Sep 2014 9:32pm
performance wise no, better to pull them out though or they'll pearce the canopy like the old rhinos
Gorgo
Gorgo
VIC
5124 posts
VIC, 5124 posts
17 Sep 2014 11:55pm
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
cauncy
WA
8407 posts
WA, 8407 posts
17 Sep 2014 10:14pm
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
Jamessyduniv
WA
17 posts
WA, 17 posts
18 Sep 2014 6:07am
These guys should have this spare parts www.m8kite.com/?t=fone in stock a lot are breaking
high as a kite
high as a kite
SA
1312 posts
SA, 1312 posts
18 Sep 2014 2:06pm
Trailing edge battens = design fault.

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