The arckite or twinskin kite is a type of traction kite designed and patented by Peter Lynn. It is a very stable, safe and secure type of powerkite. It can be used for all kinds of kite powered sports, for example: kiteboarding, landboarding, kite buggying or snowkiting. The shape of the kite is similar to a C shaped leading edge inflatable kite, however the construction is similar to a foil kite. These kites also fall into a category of foils called "closed-cell inflatables", meaning that the ram-air inlets on the leading edge of the kite are normally closed by flaps that act as one-way valves to maintain internal air pressure. It is this feature that makes the kite useful for kitesurfing since, unlike standard open-cell foils, if the kite crashes on the water, it will stay inflated and float long enough for the rider to recover and re-launch.
History
1999-2000 S-Arc
2002 F-Arc
2003 Guerilla & Phantom
2004 Bomba & Guerilla II
2005 Venom
2006 Venom II & Vortex
2007 Scorpion
2008 Synergy
2009 Charger
2012 Phantom II
2013 Charger 2013
Styles
Depending on the specific style of the kite its suitable better for different usages, however, each of the kites can be used on all terrain.
Land based kites (highest aspect ratio) Kites which are not as easy to water relaunch, but have better depower and upper wind range. Phantom Scorpion Phantom II
Water based low aspect ratio
S-Arc
Bomba
Vortex
Water based high aspect ratio
Better low wind performance, F-Arc Guerila I & Guerilla II Venom I & Venom II Synergy Charger