JohnRich 4 #1 July 14, 2006 Here's a good deal for you: a Chinese military surplus parachute with harness, for just $80! http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/MIL2121-47327-1399.html It doesn't look like any kind of human parachute I've even seen before, but it comes with a personnel harness. I'd like to see someone else jump this contraption, while I watch. Any comments on this design? It looks like about half of a ram-air parachute, with only one layer of fabric. Ack! Get yours now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 1 #2 July 14, 2006 Yout buy it and get it fixed and I'll Jump it........Won't land it but will jump it MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #3 July 15, 2006 QuoteIt looks like about half of a ram-air parachute, with only one layer of fabric. It sort of reminds me of the photos I've seen of a Paradactyl, but I've never seen one up close. QuoteGet yours now! I can see it now... Harbor Freight Discount Tools and Rigging Loft. EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
packerboy 3 #4 July 16, 2006 LOL.... I like how it states in the ad that the lines are cut... and down below they try to sell you lines as additional accesories! -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #5 July 17, 2006 Do you have line specs? Or would I have to guess? -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 261 #6 July 17, 2006 I bet it's just a "round chute" that's built in a square pattern. It's just the photo that makes it look like a wing. The Soviets, for example, had a long history of building square shaped "rounds", to an extent greater than in the US. The square canopy's simple shape makes them less expensive to build than a round canopy with all its roughly triangular gores and reinforcement tapes circling tangentially around the canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #7 July 18, 2006 Yes, that is an old communist pattern for a square parachute that flies like a round. It only has one layer of fabric and all the liens are the same length. No ribs or slider either. Like the earlier poster said, the odd shape is to simplify manufacturing. The container is a seat pack designed to fit in a military training airplane, probably a Nanjing ???. It is probably not compatible with ejection seats. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
