Firenock
12-13-2008, 11:23 PM
This is what Aerovane II should looks like.
What you see is FC1.3 (final candidate 1.0 revision 3), no surface treating has been done on it yet and all final smoothing and angular process have not been applied! And it is going to be about 5.9 grains each.
http://www.firenock.com/images/AerovaneII.jpg
http://www.firenock.com/images/AerovaneIILR.jpg
I am using Firstcut XT on all my arrow now. The picture is my setup which I took when I am on the stand at 4:04pm on 12/12/2008. I shall move to a Elite Z28 by monday when I get it all set up!
BLazer Aerovane II
length 52 mm 50 mm
height 14.52 mm 14 mm
total flight surface of Aerovane is actually 96% of blazer including the concave areas.
Just remember that Blazer use plastic that is about 86 durometer hardness and Aerovane is at about 92 durometer. So structure integrity is significantly more rigid than Blazer which means the steering will be about as absolute as it gets as long as plastic are being used. Will light weight metal works better? Yes, but it would also make it dangerous. It is a calculated compromise.
Blazer also use angle to achieve spin, which entirely base on drag, even with surface treatment they use, the surface drag combine with angle of attack make it prompt to cross wind and arrow slow down. On the other hand, with the new concave feature I put into Aerovane II, the surface drag which happen on the high pressure side is further reduced as it is now air to air instead of air to surface drag which applied to all surface move in air!
It is getting technical fast, and I would say, when it comes out, get a trail pack and you will see what I mean. FYI, Aerovane II (without surface treatment) need perfection when applied, any slight deviation on it will cause erratical flight! With the surface treatment, it should be more forgiving, but as we all know, nothing in life is free. BUT I have to say, it is nice to find free thing once in a while. Free rotational without paying the price in energy lost is what this is all about!
http://www.firenock.com/images/AerovaneHunt.jpg
What you see is FC1.3 (final candidate 1.0 revision 3), no surface treating has been done on it yet and all final smoothing and angular process have not been applied! And it is going to be about 5.9 grains each.
http://www.firenock.com/images/AerovaneII.jpg
http://www.firenock.com/images/AerovaneIILR.jpg
I am using Firstcut XT on all my arrow now. The picture is my setup which I took when I am on the stand at 4:04pm on 12/12/2008. I shall move to a Elite Z28 by monday when I get it all set up!
BLazer Aerovane II
length 52 mm 50 mm
height 14.52 mm 14 mm
total flight surface of Aerovane is actually 96% of blazer including the concave areas.
Just remember that Blazer use plastic that is about 86 durometer hardness and Aerovane is at about 92 durometer. So structure integrity is significantly more rigid than Blazer which means the steering will be about as absolute as it gets as long as plastic are being used. Will light weight metal works better? Yes, but it would also make it dangerous. It is a calculated compromise.
Blazer also use angle to achieve spin, which entirely base on drag, even with surface treatment they use, the surface drag combine with angle of attack make it prompt to cross wind and arrow slow down. On the other hand, with the new concave feature I put into Aerovane II, the surface drag which happen on the high pressure side is further reduced as it is now air to air instead of air to surface drag which applied to all surface move in air!
It is getting technical fast, and I would say, when it comes out, get a trail pack and you will see what I mean. FYI, Aerovane II (without surface treatment) need perfection when applied, any slight deviation on it will cause erratical flight! With the surface treatment, it should be more forgiving, but as we all know, nothing in life is free. BUT I have to say, it is nice to find free thing once in a while. Free rotational without paying the price in energy lost is what this is all about!
http://www.firenock.com/images/AerovaneHunt.jpg