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DragonFlite 95 Closeup - Keel Fin & Ballast
In the competitive radio sailing world, one of the key components top skippers look for to evaluate the quality of a boat is the keel fin and ballast. The efficiency, balance, construction of the keel fin and bulb are big determining factors how well a boat accelerates, its righting moment, and ultimately how efficiently it moves through the water.
DF95 lead designer, John Tushingham, combined 3D modeling, exhaustive testing and his many years experience to create the specifications for Joysway Hobby to manufacture the effective foils and ballast of the DF95... and they have delivered!
The 100 gram carbon fiber keel fin is very stiff, and has an extremely efficient cross section that combine to give the DF95 good lift at low speed as well as good acceleration.
The fin comes with nickle plated plugs that have been designed to be inserted into the keel fin, and provide a stable machined platform for the bolts to secure the ballast and secure the fin into the keel fin box in the hull.
Weighing 1000 grams , the design of the DF95 ballast is tried and true with a flat tail to dampen the vortices left from the trailing edge of the bulb. Since the boat is manufactured and imported , lead cannot be used for the bulb , but instead it is an alloy.
The DragonFlite 95 will be available from Dragon Sailing February 2016 at www.radiosailing.net .
Pre Orders are being taken at: http://radiosailing.net/pages/dragonflite-95-preorder-form
New DragonFlite 95 sailing in 20+ MPH Winds!!
Great video from Holland last week, shows the new DragonFlite 95 in C rig flying over the waves!
Available February 2016!! : Pre order NOW at http://radiosailing.net/pages/dragonflite-95-preorder-form
Thanks Dirk-Jan Kann!!
Dragon Sailing North America Launches !!
Innovative products,quality support and inventory combined with radio sailing expertise is how we plan on becoming your 'go to source" for radio sailing products.
We will receive product in February 2016 and plan on adding a ton of content, articles, and support for our key Joysway Dragon racing product lineup!
Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks and welcome to the Dragon Sailing Revolution!