jumpy 0 #1 March 14, 2004 Ahh a whuffo friend of mine got me a sweet old round that was apparently rejected by the military. This is a picture of the sewn on patch on it.. Anyone know anything interesting about it? Hopefully it'll get windy enough so i can inflate it and get a mad pic of it later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #2 March 14, 2004 It is hard to tell for the small area of the canopy in the picture. Stand back some and see if you can get a picture of part of the canopy stretched out, from skirt to apex. MichaelMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpy 0 #3 March 14, 2004 Can do you one better.. Just went over to the park and inflated it in the wind. This thing is mad fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #4 March 14, 2004 QuoteAhh a whuffo friend of mine got me a sweet old round that was apparently rejected by the military. This is a picture of the sewn on patch on it.. Anyone know anything interesting about it? Hopefully it'll get windy enough so i can inflate it and get a mad pic of it later. Hi Jumpy Can't be sure about he date, (mature eyes) but is it's 1988, thats not oldIf the dates 1968 thats still not old1928 is old Your old enough to have seen two centuries so watch what you say dudeR.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinMcGuire 0 #5 March 14, 2004 That canopy looks to be a C-9. The different colors are so that pilots that are shot down can in either hide in the snow, woods, or desert. The orange section is so that spotter planes can see where the downed pilot landed and possibly rescue him. If I'm wrong about that I'm sure that some one who had been around longer can set me straight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #6 March 14, 2004 QuoteThat canopy looks to be a C-9. The different colors are so that pilots that are shot down can in either hide in the snow, woods, or desert. The orange section is so that spotter planes can see where the downed pilot landed and possibly rescue him. If I'm wrong about that I'm sure that some one who had been around longer can set me straight I don't think it is a C-9. A C-9 is a bias constructed 28 flat. This is block, looks smaller and appears to be some sort of conical possibly with an extended skirt. It does not look like anything I can recall seeing before. Did your friend say what branch of the service he got it from? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpy 0 #7 March 14, 2004 QuoteYour old enough to have seen two centuries so watch what you say dude Point taken... My container is actually 2 years older then that as a matter of fact QuoteQuoteThat canopy looks to be a C-9. The different colors are so that pilots that are shot down can in either hide in the snow, woods, or desert. The orange section is so that spotter planes can see where the downed pilot landed and possibly rescue him. If I'm wrong about that I'm sure that some one who had been around longer can set me straight I don't think it is a C-9. A C-9 is a bias constructed 28 flat. This is block, looks smaller and appears to be some sort of conical possibly with an extended skirt. It does not look like anything I can recall seeing before. Did your friend say what branch of the service he got it from? Sparky He got it from the Australian army but so i hear it 'failed' testing.... Whatever testing they did on it however i have no idea.... Would it have been a reserve?.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinMcGuire 0 #8 March 14, 2004 Ah yes, I think your right. Nice attention to detail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 562 #9 March 14, 2004 QuoteThat canopy looks to be a C-9. The different colors are so that pilots that are shot down can in either hide in the snow, woods, or desert. The orange section is so that spotter planes can see where the downed pilot landed and possibly rescue him. If I'm wrong about that I'm sure that some one who had been around longer can set me straight >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kevin, Your guess is close.It is a British-designed pilot emergency parachute that competes directly with the American 28 foot diameter C-9. However, the canopy in question is an Aeroconical Type 1000, sewn by GQ Defence, based in Great Britain. This canopy is most commonly found in ejection seats built by Martin-Baker. Note the sea pockets and lack of diaper. I assume that the canopy was retired by the Australian military because it is older than 15 years old (date of manufacture September 1988). GQ Defence recommends retiring all their products 15 years after they were manufactured. Kevin, you helped drop test a later version of that canopy. Don't you remember the drop test program that we worked on at Holtville, California in November of 1994? Our focus was on testing some Rigging Innovation products in the heavy weight, high speed end of the TSO C23D envelope. Meanwhile our colleagues from GQ Defence were doing similar test drops on a variety of round miltary static-line, reserve and pilot emergency parachutes. Some of them were pretty sophisticated with extra inflation windows 2/3 of the way up the canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinMcGuire 0 #10 March 14, 2004 Oh yea, It's all coming back to me now. thanks for the info rob. Hows things? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 562 #11 March 15, 2004 Hi Kevin, I have been in Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada for almost 5 years now, running the loft and doing plenty of tandem jumps with the occasional PFF and IAD student for variety. Next week I will help train a new crop of young riggers. riggerrob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
