Mozencrath 0 #1 February 6, 2008 I have a canopy made by Glidepath who I guess is now Flight Concepts. It's a Manta....The warning lable is located at the attachment point on the canopy...MFD 1991 but has no size! I am assuming that Glidepath Manta's came in one size? Does anyone have more info about these ancient canopies? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #2 February 6, 2008 The Manta is a 288 sq ft rectangular F-111 9-cell. There was either a hybrid or Zero-P version made at one point as well. Mantas were very common student canopies. There were other sizes that (I believe) were scaled from the same design.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 36 #3 February 6, 2008 The 1991 is going to be 0-3 cfm fabric (AKA F-111, non-zp) and 288 sq. ft. The hybrid and zp versions and different sizes that were calle manta came later. As slot said, common student canopies or 1990's canopies for big guys. I had one for a while after busting my leg up bad. But between the Manta and a Sabre 190, when I wanted a guarenteed soft landing I grabbed the Sabre. I have a mostly worn out manta in my stash of stuff.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #4 February 6, 2008 Ah! The venerable Manta 288!! Served me and many many many students well at the DZ I learned at. I even was able to buy THE specific Manta 288 I did my 1st static line jump on from the (then) DZO for scrap who owned it years after I had jumped it and after it was removed from service. I remembered which one it was specifically because I continued jumping at that DZ for years after going through student status there AND because it was an all white Manta 288 (rather than the all red or all blue ones you see more often) AND it had a Matilda Bay (rum) logo painted on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mozencrath 0 #5 February 6, 2008 What do they go for nowadays? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #6 February 6, 2008 Yeah, I learned on a Manta and that's what our DZ used for years. Here is what they are good for. This is also a 1991 Manta. =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #7 February 6, 2008 Nice place to park. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #8 February 6, 2008 get the manual here http://www.parachutemanuals.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=0&func=fileinfo&id=193"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #9 February 6, 2008 Quote What do they go for nowadays? I have no idea... the one I "bought"... I think I paid the DZO $20 plus a case of Miller High Life for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #10 February 6, 2008 Quote Nice place to park. You probably didn't see the cord attaching the canopy to a truck. We were redneck surfing.=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #11 February 6, 2008 Quote Quote Nice place to park. You probably didn't see the cord attaching the canopy to a truck. We were redneck surfing. Yeah... tows behind a pick-up... would have thought Darwinism would have taken care of that by now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #12 February 6, 2008 Quote Yeah... tows behind a pick-up... would have thought Darwinism would have taken care of that by now. nah, we only do it if the winds are high enough to prevent us from jumping and to keep the person aloft without forward motion...=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #13 February 6, 2008 Quote Quote Yeah... tows behind a pick-up... would have thought Darwinism would have taken care of that by now. nah, we only do it if the winds are high enough to prevent us from jumping and to keep the person aloft without forward motion... Oh, well, then, nothing could possibly go wrong with that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #14 February 6, 2008 QuoteOh, well, then, nothing could possibly go wrong with that! Nothing ever has! that's proof, Right!?!=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #15 February 6, 2008 Quote Quote Oh, well, then, nothing could possibly go wrong with that! Nothing ever has! that's proof, Right!?! Riiiiiiighhhhhht. * pulls out lawn chair and cooler full of beer to sit down and watch * Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #16 February 6, 2008 Quote Quote What do they go for nowadays? I have no idea... the one I "bought"... I think I paid the DZO $20 plus a case of Miller High Life for it. So it would have been free if you hadn't made him take the Miller off your hands, eh?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #17 February 6, 2008 QuoteYeah, I learned on a Manta and that's what our DZ used for years. I'm a Manta baby too!! I sure don't miss those things. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #18 February 7, 2008 Quote Quote Quote What do they go for nowadays? I have no idea... the one I "bought"... I think I paid the DZO $20 plus a case of Miller High Life for it. So it would have been free if you hadn't made him take the Miller off your hands, eh? No... this guy actually likes Miller High Life... no kiddin'. The $20 was for his wife to go buy a case of Moose Piss... I mean Moosehead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #19 February 7, 2008 Quote No... this guy actually likes Miller High Life... no kiddin'. The $20 was for his wife to go buy a case of Moose Piss... I mean Moosehead. Hey Hey.......Do not ever talk of Miller CRAP and a fine beer like Moosehead in the same sentence again. And to keep on topic...hard to beat a Manta...even the worst students can land them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #20 February 7, 2008 Hey! Can I get a Miller with a Moosepiss back? Even a bad student can land anything... I mean, they get under canopy, they're gonna land... Anyway, yes, like I said, the venerable Manta has served many a student well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liemberg 0 #21 February 7, 2008 Quote* pulls out lawn chair and cooler full of beer to sit down and watch * Move over - I wanna watch 2! OTOH I 'm not THAT keen on the sound and sight of someone femuring in sideways. The last guy I saw screamed like a wounded pig all the while untill the ambulance arrived. I'll sit this one out in the comfort of my office, thank you... "Whoever in discussion adduces authority uses not intellect but memory." - Leonardo da Vinci A thousand words... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #22 February 7, 2008 I never realised what a heap of junk the Manta i was jumping was until i got on a Navigator. I actually remember thinking "ah..so thats that flare thing the instructors keep talking about" More holes than a tea bag. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #23 February 7, 2008 Quote never realised what a heap of junk the Manta i was jumping... Umm, specifics about the particular Manta you may have jumped withstanding... yeah... a big docile canopy that saved your life, returning you to the ground safely while on student status, yep, that warrants calling it a heap of junk. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #24 February 7, 2008 I didnt say it was all Manta's. Just the one i experienced. Hope i didnt hurt your feelings. A bashed up Metro used to get me to work and it was still a heap of junk.1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #25 February 7, 2008 Nah, you didn't hurt my feelings, I'm much more thick skined than that... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
