billvon 2,435 #76 February 24, 2003 >Found this technical article with diagrams and pictures on the Aerodyne website Interesting that the second ring is now larger (in one axis) than the opening in the harness ring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rdutch 0 #77 February 24, 2003 Quote>Found this technical article with diagrams and pictures on the Aerodyne website Interesting that the second ring is now larger (in one axis) than the opening in the harness ring. I noticed that also, I wonder if you could manipulate the ring to snag, or lock up? Ray Small and fast what every girl dreams of! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefly68 0 #78 July 15, 2003 Hi Chuck, QuoteI concur with Ray's view. Another main that really excited me, though, was the ParaTec offering which had the wildest baffle system I had ever seen. They don't call them "airlocks" and gave a first rate demonstration why. The front of the parachute looks like a very-forward-canted jet intake with the inlet well under the "nose". The nose of the main was very pointed and stayed highly pressurized. They had a prototype 85 that I really would have liked to jump. Chuck 2 weeks ago i was in saarluis düren (germany) the new canopy will be called R.A.G.E. (Ram Air Guided Engine) and has his roll out a few days earlier and yes this RAGE is a hell of a canopy. the size is 107 sqf i will get some videos soon, so stay tuned. blues Frankprovehito in altum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 58 #79 February 24, 2006 QuoteSeveral years ago, one manufacturer actually used a "base" pack job in order to be able to claim his container was better than the rest. The video clearly shows that, after a mediocre line stretch time of just over 1 1/2 seconds, the reserve canopy explodes open in under 1/2 second. A pack job like that would literally kill you if deployed at terminal. Don't believe claims like that. All conventional reserve container systems take about 1 1/2 seconds to get your reserve to line stretch when deployed right after a low speed breakaway. It doesn't matter whether the pilot chute is internal or external. Is this the video?: http://www.jumpshack.com/portal/content.asp?contentid=738 Similar ones are in the Racer commercials on the "Break-Away" tape (where the reserve opening is shown in "real-time" and full sequence. It looks HARD). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
