Comet 228 Canopy

[aj4218 0]

Early 1980s canopy. Anyone know where I might be able to get hold of one? It's not for a skydive but for an anniversary ground launch in late February 2011.

Please PM me. Thanks.

Al

[godfrog 2]

I don't know about a comet 228 but I have a cruiselite 228.

Experience is a difficult teacher, she gives you the test first and the lesson afterward

[riggerrob 558]

Comet 228 was designed by Bill Gargano circa 1980. Bill made Comets for a few years, then sold the rights to Strong Enterprises and Parachutes Australia.

Seven-cell, Dacron lines and one of the first canopies made of F-111 fabric. Comets competed with Pegasus, Fury, Cruiselite, PD 7-cells, etc.

Comets fell out of fashion in the late 1980s, so good luck finding one in someone's back closet. The closest modern equivalent would be a reserve or Triathlon. Some of the CReW (Canopy Formation Competition) (e.g. PD Lightning) look like Comets, but are probably trimmed to steeply nose-down for ground-launching.

[skyrider 0]

I've got a good Cueslite looking for a home! (standard rainbow colors, les than 70 jumps on new lines, probably 500 over all )

[lekstrom10k 0]

Was it called a Hobbit? It was sometimes called a Hobbler too if I remember right. I did have a Comet 300 with 6or700on it only one cutaway the first jump on it, packed by the loft selling it,oops