Having experimented with Sport Skydiving in the past I must agree with the
Sleeve being used. It slows the deployment of the Parachute and softens the
impact of the opening. That I remember well, A hard opening could really hurt! A
Skydiving Rig's hardware and sewing was rated at 3,000 pounds tensile strength.
and that just to slow down 175 lbs (more now).
I saw a 65 Cutlass at WOS that had the parachute anchor looped around the back
bumper, I thought the driver was a bit too confident of the bumper's abilities
to remain with the rest of the car if it ever deployed.
--
Michael Meierle
http://www.alcatel.com/
Irvine, Ca
949/450-9160 x8031
Bryan Savage wrote:
> List,
>
> {snip}
> Sometimes the bag is a long tube called a sleeve.
> According to Bob Stroud a bagged chute hits 30-50% softer than the same
> chute without
> a bag.
>
> I've ordered a book on the subject and will make a comment about it
> later. (delivery time 3-4 weeks)
> Bryan
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