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Re: Hard deployment

To: John Szalay <john.szalay@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Hard deployment
From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 06:06:47 -0500
This site was mentioned a long time ago I had thought on this list they might
have just the ticket for what needs to be done. Might be worth a call to them at
least..

http://www.butlerparachutes.com/

Dave

John Szalay wrote:
> 
> At 05:27 PM 10/27/02 -0500,"Bob Jepson" wrote:
> >List,
> >    I sure don't know much, but that KISS idea about a few wraps of duct 
>tape around the shrouds in intervals seems a direction with merit....maybe a 
>tubular sheath where it's length could be varied and it's tear resistance
> >uniform....
> 
> IIRC:  from another life, long, long ago..
> 
>  two methods used to slow or lessen the opening shock of
> a parachute, are the use of a deployment bag & pilot chute.
> and the use of sliding ring or a sliding sheath, placed near
> the lip of the chute, which slides down the lines toward the
> harness or connecting pointas the air fills the chute
> . this slows the opening of the
> canopy mouth, thus making the opening shock much less..

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