ripped main chute !!!

[herrober 0]

what can be the reason???
after a harder but normal opening my main chute ripped on both sides betwenn 1st and 2nd cell exactly at the fissures.i bought the chute new.1 year old,70 jumps.my wingloading is acceptable.who can help me.

[Tonto 1]

What canopy was it?
What's your wing loading?
What altitude above sea level did you deploy?

t

It's the year of the Pig.

[herrober 0]

nitro
1,8
1oo meters above sea

[mjosparky 3]

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nitro
1,8
1oo meters above sea

If this is true, it probably ripped out of fright.

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[herrober 0]

i know people jumping the same canopy with 2,4 about 700 jumps and never had that.

[mjosparky 3]

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i know people jumping the same canopy with 2,4 about 700 jumps and never had that.

But were they deploying a 100 meters (328 feet)?

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[jerry81 10]

Is the rip anywhere near the winglets (or whatever those things are called)? They're sewn between the first and second cell, right?

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[herrober 0]

?
i deployed at 1000 meters

[herrober 0]

the place is right
but it ripped on the downside not un the upside

[mjosparky 3]

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?
i deployed at 1000 meters

Your reply to T.

"nitro
1,8
1oo meters above sea "

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My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[herrober 0]

i misunderstood
i thought the question was
how high was the dropzone
sorry
deploying height above sea 900

[jerry81 10]

OK, so it ripped along the seam between 1st and 2nd cell on both sides, bottom skin.
You asked who can help you- perhaps the manufacturer would be your best option.

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[herrober 0]

its already on the way to it
but how can this happen
i want arguments
because they wont say its their mistake
but im sure its a manufactor mistake
my rigger said the same
but thanks

[nicknitro71 0]

My retired Viper 105 blew apart: Three cells, bottom skin, gone. Of course the cause was an extraction at 200Kts. So yes harder than normal openings can lead to that

Memento Audere Semper

903

[mjosparky 3]

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Of course the cause was an extraction at 200Kts

200 kts. is 230 mph. I don't think so.

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[Waldschrat 0]

On my DZ in Germany is a TM, he jumps also a Nitro(135/ca. 1,8).
In the last year he ripped his upside center cell off, during a opening.

[Johnsisland 0]

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what can be the reason???
after a harder but normal opening my main chute ripped on both sides betwenn 1st and 2nd cell exactly at the fissures.i bought the chute new.1 year old,70 jumps.my wingloading is acceptable.who can help me.

I think Amazon has some recent experience with ripping, although she isn't trying to claim it was a normal opening.

J

Arch? I can arch just fine with my back to the ground.

[atsaubrey 0]

Who knows...I did the first jump on a brand new canopy loaded at about 1.05 and blew the 3rd bottom cell out. Don't know if it was bad sewing, bad material and the manufacturer didn't know either. Yes i'm a bit above the norm but look at the wingloading and age of my canopy (brand new). My opening was not out of the ordinary btw.

"GOT LEAD?"

[ZigZagMarquis 8]

herrober, I'd assume you've shown it to a rigger or three and/or some more experienced jumpers? They may have a theory or two. Could you post some pictures of the damage? Like most have said, it could be a lot of things. You may or may not ever know the exact cause. What caught my eye reading your original post and the reason I decided to reply, is that you sounded surprised that it happened. Yes, canopies do rip, lines break and malfunctions do happen; you'd best be prepared for it mentally.