Feb 6, 2013, 6:18 PM
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Re: [koppel] SWIFT PLUS 200 - Para-Flite bar tack question
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ParaFlite sewed a lot of stuff without bartacks. Line attachment tapes with tight 'box-X' stitching for example, even if line junctions had some sort of bartack or zigzag.
I don't know the answer but I vaguely recall leading edge junctions with straight stitches in them...
Feb 9, 2013, 12:51 PM
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There was a service bulletin which mandated bartacking some line attachements on the Swift Plus.
It was sometime in the early to mid 90's.
I know a rigger who did the sewing on some. He probably has the bulletins in his binder or you could contact the Guru - Dave Dewolf - I'm sure he'll know.
That same rigger doing the bartacking swears that there are Swift Plus 200s out there. Not me. Him.
Feb 9, 2013, 1:03 PM
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Re: [Skydivesg] SWIFT PLUS 200 - Para-Flite bar tack question
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The SB applied to before Jan '94 DOM I believe.
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That same rigger doing the bartacking swears that there are Swift Plus 200s out there. Not me. Him.
He would think that because there is a 200 on the label, without it bothering to mention what the 200 means, and there is no size explicitly labeled at all.
Feb 9, 2013, 1:15 PM
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My '84 Paragear catalog has the Swift at 177, the Cirrus at 230, and the Orion at 220 square feet respectively. My '98 catalog has listings for the Swift Plus in sizes 145, 175, and 225. Poynters manual Vol. 2 has the Swift Reserve at 178 and the Swift Plus in 145, 185, and 225. There is also a Swift main, that was discontinued in '84 that is listed at 199 square foot. All of these canopies were made by Paraflite.
