SuFantasma 0 #1 January 16, 2009 Found some mighty interesting pictures. I wonder how many of the old timers can callout the names, dropzones, planes, etc..... Search terms: parachute source:life jump source:life A sample is enclosedY yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitysurfer 0 #2 January 16, 2009 Quote Found some mighty interesting pictures. I wonder how many of the old timers can callout the names, dropzones, planes, etc..... Search term: parachute source:life Like here? Edit to add: Cool stuff!! aloha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuFantasma 0 #3 January 16, 2009 Quote Quote Found some mighty interesting pictures. I wonder how many of the old timers can callout the names, dropzones, planes, etc..... Search term: parachute source:life Like here? Edit to add: Cool stuff!! Write this one down as old and slow !Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitysurfer 0 #4 January 16, 2009 No worries. My neck hurts just looking at the photo you posted. Split second later attached. aloha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuFantasma 0 #5 January 16, 2009 QuoteNo worries. My neck hurts just looking at the photo you posted. Split second later attached. I am trying to figure out why is a pilot chute even attached to that ?Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 261 #6 January 16, 2009 Re: the couple posted images. Yeah that was a neat one... a pull-off from the top wing of a Jenny or similar. When Life posted their photos, it was discussed in a History & Trivia thread. Based on looking at car racing web sites, it seems to have been at the now closed Ontario Motor Speedway by Ontario, California. There are some other photos in the sequence but the labels all differ so they aren't as easy to find. Even in '72, Jenny's were rare and old chutes like that even more so. Looks like the it was an unsleeved round, and with reinforcing bands at strange angles, it seems more like a Hoffman Triangle or god knows what, rather than a conventional gored round canopy. Also looks like the jumper went without a reserve. While I might expect this from an airshow in 1952, I didn't for 1972. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #7 January 16, 2009 QuoteA sample is enclosed That's NOT a premature opening. That IS how some airshow deployments used to be done and you can clearly see it was done intentionally if you look at the parachutists left hand.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuFantasma 0 #8 January 16, 2009 QuoteQuoteA sample is enclosed That's NOT a premature opening. That IS how some airshow deployments used to be done and you can clearly see it was done intentionally if you look at the parachutists left hand. Ok, Ok, I was just kidding, I know that's not a premmie ...but to the new clan it would look like it .... That's a sling-shot exit.Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billeisele 122 #9 January 17, 2009 old school - pop n' hopGive one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
