Name this canopy # ?

[SStewart 13]

It was my second jump, nobody had a camera the 1st jump.

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[JerryBaumchen 1,048]

Hi Scott,

Uhhhh, 5TU?????

JerryBaumchen

PS) Or did you have particular name that you called it?

[SStewart 13]

I called it....


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[mccurley 0]

It's a C-9 with a 5TU Mod
I jumped one with7TU Mod for my first 10 jumps

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[SStewart 13]

PS according to my logbook you answer is not correct.

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[AirCav 0]

It's a 5-TU but not a C-9 (28ft) it's a 32 ft T-10. Not your usual Olive drab. The C-9 was 4 colored, this looks like only 3 colors. Also count the gores.

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[ripcord4 0]

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It's a 5-TU but not a C-9 (28ft) it's a 32 ft T-10. Not your usual Olive drab. The C-9 was 4 colored, this looks like only 3 colors. Also count the gores.

Good catch, AirCav!

[JerryBaumchen 1,048]

Hi Scott,

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PS according to my logbook you answer is not correct.

That would imply that your logbook is correct.

Time for some outside verification.

JerryBaumchen

PS) Whether it is a C-9 or T-10 it is still a 5-TU.

[377 21]

I see 4 colors. like a C 9. Riggers? C 9 or T 10?
I jumped a tired porous C 9 7TU for waaay too long. OUCH! Thankfully, no broken bones.

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[mccurley 0]

http://www.parachuteshop.com/c9_parachute_canopy.htm
Still looks like a C-9 to me, 4 colours.
But I think you got me with the number of gores

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[davidlayne 5]

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It's a 5-TU but not a C-9 (28ft) it's a 32 ft T-10. Not your usual Olive drab. The C-9 was 4 colored, this looks like only 3 colors. Also count the gores.

George I see 4 colors.

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until you stepped into complete darkness at
800' wearing 95 lbs of equipment and 42 lbs
of parachute, son you are still a leg!

[jimmytavino 16]

it's a cheapo !!!






jmy

[poppenhager 1]

C-9's came in orange and white also in 4 colors (later years).T-10 is 30'at the skirt with 30 gores and 35'dia midway.It is called parabolic in design.

Pop

[phildthedildo 0]

it is a T 10 with an ELIPTICAL tu 5 mod.i have only seen one other one in this color pattern (in a box at the the old CAPTAIN JOE'S SURPLUS in philadelphia circa 1967)
Glen King who used to work at Switlik in the 70's ,had t 10 made in a custom orange and white pattern

[mjosparky 3]

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It's a 5-TU but not a C-9 (28ft) it's a 32 ft T-10. Not your usual Olive drab. The C-9 was 4 colored, this looks like only 3 colors. Also count the gores.

We have a winner. It is a parabolic with extended skirt. A C-9 is a flat.

Sparky

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[WGore 0]

There are 4 colors there George. I beleave that the 4 color T-10s were made for the Navy Seals or UDT.

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[AirCav 0]

After a second look, you and David are correct. I can make ot the Brown and Olive Drab together. Must be color bblind in my older years.

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[WGore 0]

I was in the Army when Ken first showed up. When I first met him he was jumping a PC. I think the Navy also had a 30ft flat circular as well. I can remember when you were the hot kid on the block with a 4 color surplus. They were $10 down at the quartermasters store at Knox. They were a real good deal till the military started cutting the lines off at the skirt instead of the connector links.
Ross Turpin would reattach the lines and his wife would modify them for $5. I think she made sleeves as well. Fun times for sure.

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[377 21]

Remember homemade cotton sleeves blowing up? That could be as real nasty high speed malfunction.

377

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[WGore 0]

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Remember homemade cotton sleeves blowing up? That could be as real nasty high speed malfunction.

377

Yeh I do. I used grade A aircraft cotton when I could get it.
When we training for the 72 Nationals we went to another DZ to make some practice jumps from a different aircraft than we were used to jumping. One of the guys had a small tear at the end of one of the load tapes on his short sleeve. The weather was deteriorating rapidly and we wanted to get one more jump in and I told him the thing would make one more jump.
After break off and opening I see Tony going by with a streamer. The top of the sleeve had just ripped off leaving the bottom choking off the skirt. He cuts it away and pulls his reserve, so I follow him down to make sure he's OK. He looks at me and says "I thought you said it would make one more jump"? Of course I pointed out that it did make one more jump, I didn't say it would work. We called it a beer front at that point. Got a lot of good laughs out of that over the years.
In all honesty I really did think it would be OK. Everything was a learning curve back then.

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[phildthedildo 0]

actually the navy had a 32 foot flat circular, used by their rigger school (at lakehurst i believe) pioneer's 32 lopo was based on it.

[WGore 0]

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actually the navy had a 32 foot flat circular, used by their rigger school (at lakehurst i believe) pioneer's 32 lopo was based on it.

That could very well be, it has been quite a few years. Back then I was bullet proof and went for the high performance 28 footers with a 7TU cut.

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