Trident

 

Trident_bridle1.jpg (100853 bytes) My 2.7m.  The bridle is straightforward enough, but does need to be reasonably accurate.
Trident_bridle.jpg (45470 bytes) This is one of the 2.7m Tridents built by Andy Smith.  I have marked the picture to show which bit of bridle goes where.
Tridentspar.jpg (83044 bytes)

Tridentspar1.jpg (60875 bytes)

 One of the problems with the Trident is that the bridle can get caught around the ends of the rib spars, usually ending in disaster.

The green line is a piece of strong elastic sewn into a loop.  The blue bits are tabs sewn around the elastic.  One tab is then sewn to the inside of one side of the dacron spar sleeve, far enough up that the loop will 'just' reach the end of the dacron when stretched.  The other tab is what I use to pull the loop out far enough to put the end over the arrow nock on the end of the spar.  When I let the elastic go, and tuck the tab away, it leaves a very tidy end that does not catch every bit of bridle, and it also allows the spar to 'tear' free in the event of a nose first crash landing.  The creases in the second picture disappear when the beast is flying!