Deep Space
From the award-winning design team of Tim Benson and Andy Wardley,
the Deep Space is the latest (and dare we say
greatest) kite to escape from the Benson Kites workshop.
Known during the design and prototyping phase as the
"C-Class", the Deep Space has been almost two years in
the making and has evolved through dozens of prototypes and
thousands of hours of test flying.
The Deep Space is an all-round freestyle kite that is
precise, reliable and responsive, making it easy to fly and
accessible to all. However, it is also capable of the most extreme
tricks, again behaving with a high degree of accuracy and
predictability, making tricks easier to nail, and more reliably
repeatable. The feeling is sharp, and crisp but not harsh. Like
all Benson kites, the Deep Space excels at free-flowing
flying, providing smooth transitions into, out of, and between
tricks for advanced and extended combinations and seamless freestyle
flying.
The Deep Space also boasts a number of technical advances in
the state-of-the-art of sport kite design. The Roll Bars
provide an effective way of catching and securing the flying lines
in wrap and multi-wrap tricks. Integrated glides in the
leading edge cover both upper and lower connectors and are
internally reinforced to reduce bunching and wrinkling. Slimline
and snag-free nose, tail and tip reinforcements
are provided to further reduce the chance of those unpleasant
tangles that can spoil a perfect moment. See the pictures on the
right for some close-ups of these features.
We said we wouldn't release it until it was ready* and that it wasn't going to be ready until
we were totally happy with it. Well we're happy at last. Very happy
in fact, and the kite is now officially in production!.
The Deep Space is now available to order from all good kite
shops. The UK retail price is £180. We're busy making
as many as possible to satisfy early demand, but in the first few
months it is quite probable that demand will outstrip supply. We
appreciate your ongoing patience and will do our best to get a
Deep Space in your hands as soon as possible.
*
Well actually, we said we would release it "on a tuesday, some time
shortly after lunch", but that's just our way of saying "when it's ready".
And hey, we stuck to our word....
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| Deep Space |
Airbow |
Gemini |
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| Outer Space |
Box of Tricks |
Gemini Ultralight |
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| Inner Space |
Phantom |
Minigem |
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