Accessories
Wooden Hand Winch
Most people who buy a small Helikite have one of these reels hand-made from hickory. Simple and very
tough.
Price: $89 + Shipping
Crankmaster Hand Reel
For small and medium Helikites. Made from lightweight metal. Easy to use.
Price: $105 + Shipping
Okuma Titus Gold Single Speed Lever Reel
Made from one piece T6-6061 aluminium, it is equipped with 5 sealed stainless steel ball bearings. The oversized gears with angled teeth offer maximum power. Neoprene case and rod clamps. One piece frames made from high grade T6-6061 alliminium so lightweight and extreamly strong. The reel comes in a choice of 2 different gear settings 4.7-1 and S=High Speed 6-1 retrieve. The spool is made from forged aluminium for extreme strength with 5 sealed stainless steel bearing and an extremely powerful brake with sealed drag washers. The side plates, handle knob and drag lever are in forged aluminium. Retrieve is silent, no annoying clicking.
Price : Custom – From $365 + Shipping
Penn Senator 117L 14/0 Conventional Reel
Standard Trolling Series – Penn Senator Reels are the world’s most powerful star drag reels and rugged offshore workhorses. The Penn Senator 117L Star Drag Reel is the most heavy hitting Senator on the market. By far. Its longevity makes it the reel of choice, the 117L will hold well over 1000 yards of 130# monofilament. The main gear is a high-strength marine grade bronze alloy offering and designed to withstand extreme force.
Price: $365 + Shipping
Dyneema Flying Line
Tether Strength
50kg
75kg
200kg
270kg
Price : Custom – 50 cents per ft. + Shipping
Helikite Big Bag
Price + Shipping
Up to 2m3
3m3 – 5m3
6m3 – 10m3
Economy Bag
$205
$435
$625
Heavy Duty/Long Endurance Bag (Fully Sealed)
$260
$585
$750
The Helikite BIG BAG enables you to keep the Helikite in a secure bag, ready for inflation at any time. The Helikite can be stored on the ground for easy re-launching. Quick fill up via access point on the front of the bag. Secure to ground during inflation. Vented so the balloon does not over heat, but also stays dust free. Helikite arrives on site already stored in the Big-Bag. Then the Big-Bag is staked or weighted down to the ground using the webbing loops provided. 2 x Air Products2.61m3 “Integra” helium cylinders are stored in the Backpack.
The Helikite balloon inflation input valve is located through the hand-sized frontal hole in the Big-Bag. The helium hose attached to the Helikite balloon and filling commences. The Helikite can be observed via the draw-string closure at the back end of the Big-Bag.
Helikite is fully inflated and can be extracted from the rear of the Big-Bag ready for flight.
Specifications
Length when deployed: 100cm
Length when folded for storage or transport: 60cm
Weight: 20Kg
Claw Ground Anchors
The “Ground Grabba” an immensely strong solid steel articulated ground anchor. Designed specifically for Helikites and hand made by Allsopp Helikites Ltd. in England. It can be deployed in under 60 seconds. Its articulated design actually grabs the ground harder when the pull on it is increased. So it does not budge when under strain. The ‘Grabba’ is unique in being suitable for almost all types of ground with no design changes. This is very important as it removes the need to carry numerous different types of ground anchors to suit different soils and also greatly reduces training time for operators. It is very low profile so easily fits under a tarpaulin or Helibase and has no sharp protrusions to damage the Helikite or cause injury to operators. The ‘Grabba’ is possibly the best all round ground anchor available.
Price : Custom – Call for Pricing
Features
Hand made design
Precision engineered out of high carbon British steel
Three solid steel strain-bearing arms
1,500Kg breaking strain attachment ring
Three high tensile steel Marquee Pegs
Stainless steel articulated joint
Carbon steel is nickel plated against corrosion
Easy extraction rings on Marquee pegs
Tested to 1000Kg breaking strain
Hammer + Extractor Included
Tough canvas transport and storage bag
Automatic Barometric Balloon Cut-Down
This system requires no human interaction besides the initial setting of the height parameters and so should satisfy any legal requirements. Air pressure reduces with altitude. A sensor on the aerostat detects the difference between the atmospheric barometric pressure of its launch height and its present barometric pressure. If it detects that the Helikite is at too great an altitude, it initiates a hot wire cutting device that creates a large hole in the balloon material which quickly release the helium gas and causes the Helikite to descend.
Both Radio Controlled and Automatic Barometric systems are extremely simple to use plug-and-play designs for very fast deployment, and yet they are very sophisticated and computer controlled with an ability to test the circuits and wires for faults before deployment. They also check the battery power is sufficient. They use Lithion Ion batteries which operate at very low temperatures and have years of shelf-life. The electronics of both the ground station and the airborne components are water-resistant. The total weight of the airborne components is 1.3Kg.
Price : Custom – Call for Pricing + Shipping
Radio-Controlled Balloon Cut-Down
An encrypted radio signal is sent from a ground station transmitter to a radio receiver on the Helikite. This initiates a hot wire to cut a large hole in the balloon material to cause the gas to escape and the Helikite to descend.
The signal can be sent within 10 Km of the Helikite. This can be a very rapid method of downing a Helikite. So it is quite possible that the operator would be able to retrieve the Helikite quickly and with minimal damage.
Price : Custom – Call for Pricing + Shipping
GPS Controlled Balloon Cut-Down
Designed to deflate the balloon in the event of a tether break in order to help recover the payload and
protect other airspace users. The HCS-03M is a safety device for tethered plastic skinned helium balloons, blimps or Helikites. It is designed to deflate the balloon in the event of a tether break in order to help recover the payload and protect other airspace users.
It uses the GPS satellite system to monitor the position of the balloon. If the balloon moves more than a certain distance away from its launch point, the HCS-03M will pass a current through a wire placed in contact with the balloon material. The wire heats up and melts a hole in the balloon, allowing the helium to escape and the balloon to descend. Simple operation. Light weight. Can protect blimps, Helikites and other lifting balloons where there is insufficient free lift to trigger a conventional barometric or pressure-operated deflation device. Can be used instead of a second-line / rip-panel system. it initiates a hot wire cutting device that creates a large hole in the balloon material which quickly release the helium gas and
causes the Helikite to descend.
Price : Custom – Call for Pricing + Shipping