Over 200 Dick and the shock is relative to the size of the chute.
These chutes were small.
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At 01:51 PM 6/15/2006, Dick J wrote:
>I'm not sure but that the opening shock of the chute at those speeds
>would cause more inujury than not having one. When paratroopers
>exit an aircraft in flight, it's done at just over a hundred miles
>an hour - - less if possible. An canopy deploying at 200+ would put
>quite a yank on the wearer. I don't think the drag boats were
>anywhere near 200 when those chutes were used, were they?
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