kleggo 56 #1 Posted April 1 I was listening to the Fucking Pilot podcast last night and heard an interesting interview with Peregrine's David Singer. It seems he takes a forward thinking take on design / engineering. First time I've heard a skydive gear designer extolling the virtues of Solid Works. His methods speak to my engineering mind set. Take a look @ time point 40.00 in this video to see their solution to closing a main container. The video is very long, too long for me to watch at one sitting, but I'll keep working my way through it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW9_hx4-NIU&t=2612s Peregrine's web site https://peregrinemfginc.com/ I really liked hearing his thoughts on joining nylon via ultrasonic welding rather than stitching them together. THAT would make a difference in parachute pack volume! Anyone here jump one? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 5 #2 April 11 $4,100 for a container. What a world we live in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quagmirian 36 #3 April 14 Finally, a manufacturer who allows the insertion of a tracker. What an excellent idea. Shame it's twice the price it should be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
padalcek 9 #4 April 14 On 4/1/2022 at 11:42 AM, kleggo said: I really liked hearing his thoughts on joining nylon via ultrasonic welding rather than stitching them together. THAT would make a difference in parachute pack volume! It has been tried on a canopy. Turned out it was impossible to pack.Kinda makes sense if you think about it a little. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 25 #5 April 17 On 4/14/2022 at 3:38 PM, padalcek said: It has been tried on a canopy. Turned out it was impossible to pack.Kinda makes sense if you think about it a little. Hmm, about 1999 or 2001, someone displayed a welded seam canopy at the PIA symposium. AFAIK is never made it to market and of course no other has. I don't believe the fabric was nylon. I remember the look of the booth but not who it was. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark 81 #6 April 17 4 hours ago, councilman24 said: Hmm, about 1999 or 2001, someone displayed a welded seam canopy at the PIA symposium. AFAIK is never made it to market and of course no other has. I don't believe the fabric was nylon. I remember the look of the booth but not who it was. Atair? If so, the seams were sewn, but the fabric was an impermeable composite. The fabric was cut to size after being manufactured in sheets. The intriguing idea was that the fabric could be laid up with reinforcing strands imbedded so reinforcing tapes wouldn't have to be added later, although this would require custom lay-ups for each panel. Very hard to pack, since the sewing perforations were the only way for the air to escape. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 5 #7 April 18 (edited) On 4/14/2022 at 10:42 AM, Quagmirian said: Shame it's twice the price it should be. I know right? I can't in good conscience recommend it at that price. Edited April 18 by Unstable Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
