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...like the first drogue...Yes, the same drogue that Mr. Strong brought to the USA after made contact with Soviet Smokejumpers in early ´80s... The first drogue system was proposed by Gleb Kotelnikov. In 1940, Igor Glushkov designed the first operational drogue, and Stanislav Karamishev designed the lock between drogue and Harness/Container System... ...But was the great engineer Nikolay Lobanov who designed the drogue system as we use today. Lobanov was a very good parachute engineer and designed the "square canopy", instead the normal "round. This particular change provided no need to anti-inversion nets, easier construction, and a higher envelope at opening speed. Thanking the time, and effort done to understand my poor English, and hoping to have expanded your mind, Blue Skies, and safe Skydives! Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe

With all my due respect to all the Persons who have posted about AAD, I must inform you that The Doronin Brothers (three brothers) invented the World´s first AAD. Please, let me explain You: In 1936, after the death of 2 famous soviet parachutists, Tamara Ivanova, and Lyuba Berlin, the USSR Government issued a prize for an Automatic Opener for Parachutes. The Commission reviewed more than 300 inventions, winning Doronin´s device. It was called PPD-1, and entered in service with the VDV (Soviet Parachute Forces) in 1938. During the Second World War the Doronin Brothers put in service a lot of devices relating Parachute openers, cargo devices, and a large etcetera.( For example, the first canopy Quick release for Static-line paratropers, and the first canopy release for airdrop cargoes, between other 30 inventions with other soviet engineers, like the first drogue...Yes, the same drogue that Mr. Strong brought to the USA after made contact with Soviet Smokejumpers in early ´80s). The PPD-1 had problems with the straight arming pin, so the designers replaced it for a flexible one in PPD-2. In 1941 a very good engineer called Leonid Savichev designed the PAS-1, introducing, for the first time in the World, an Aneroid Capsule system. Thank to this feature, the jumper could jump out of an airplane without became worried about the pilot was flying at the correct altitude... Higher or lower, The device would activate at the predetermined Pressure... So, like a rudimentary CYPRES, but 50 years earlier. In 1949 the USSR Government, afraid of these 4 great designers competency, ordered Savichev join Doronin´s factory, now called 2MPZ (www.2mpz.ru), and issued a new requeriment for automatic openers in order to replace all the others. From these orders were designed the following devices: PPD-10, the last chronometric device from Doronin´s. capable of freefall up to 10 seconds KAP-1, designed for the Soviet Air Force Requeriments KAP-2, designed for the VDV requeriments. KAP-3, designed for a multipurpose device. AD-3, a chronometric device for mass dropping, and emergency parachutes. So, I must report to Your Person that When Mr Snyder designed the Sentinel, there were a second generation of AAD, all fully operational, and working, from civilian weekend parachutists to all the first Cosmonauts...All of them relied on Doronin and Savichev inventions. KAP-3 was a Second generation Soviet device, entered in Active duty in 1949, and was replaced in 1970 for the PPK-U System. Currently, the PPK-U System is being replaced for the SKIFF. Thanking the time, and effort done to understand my poor English, and hoping to have expanded your mind, Blue Skies, and safe Skydives! Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe

Dear Sir, It has been very glad to hear such good news. A very hard work, and time consuming effort. Thank You all your team; hopefully I would learn a lot from the archive files. Best regards, and Blue Skies, Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe

Dear Mr. Lemaire, Thank You very much for the info. I already have information regarding all these products You mentioned, except the SKIFF (waiting for my VDV russian comrade-in-arms to obtain info), and the chinese AAD´s. But there is a lot of AAD´s out there, apart of the abovementioned, and these are the quid of the question, its Story, patents, prototypes, diagrams, etc, harder to obtain without official aid from its manufacturers. Thanking all your time, and effort, Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe

Dear Sir, Thank You very much for your interest, and help. A PM has been sent Best regards, Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe

I must report that the expected distribution date, July 2014, will be delayed due I have received nor official, nor unofficial information from any of the AAD manufacturers, except: Airtec Aviacom Advanced Aerospace designs So, it will take harder, and longer to obtain, assemble, and translate all the information to 3 languages without support. I Hope the Skydive Community understand. Best regards, and safe skydives. Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe

Hi Deyan! Please, try this link: www.survivalaids.com/product2.php?subcat=498 The store is located in the UK. Best regards, Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe

Dear Sir, The L.I.I. (In-Flight Test Center), located in Moscow, was in charge of testing all the feasible escape methods for the crew members in any new aircraft, before put in service with the VVS (Soviet Air Force). At the IL-28 first flight time, in 1948, the personnel in charge of performing those test were S. Anokhin, P. Eremeev, D. Seliverstov, P. Sovtsov, A. Petsukh, B. Godovikov, A. Dobahov, G. Malinvsky, F. Samoshin, Doronin Brothers and V.G. Romanyuk, so any of those highly respected and qualified test jumpers could done that particular jump that year, before the aircraft passed all government test. Sorry for my scarce information, but I can not access to the Official Record Files. Best regards Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe

Dear Sir, I would suggest that Your Person put in contact with Icarus canopies, due the aftermarket service in Europe is superb, and the personnel is highly qualified, but remember to send: - Canopy model - Size - Manufacture Date There are slight differences between Icarus Canopies made in Europe, or in New Zealand. Best regards, Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe

Dear Deyan, Yes, Talka, but I supposed Lesnik 1 had the same configuration, Is it that right? Thank You for your error correction Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe

Dear Sir, If the parachute system is rigged into a "Vector-like" Harness-container system, it must be a soviet Lesnik parachute, used in some Smoke Jumper organizations. If it comes rigged into a front-and-back configuration, it could be a PTL-72, UT-15, D-5, or others, used, too, by Smoke Jumper. For your information, the KZU (Soviet 3-ring) functionality is identical to the normal 3-ring release system, but the soviet designers turned to the "Western" due compatibility issues. Hoping to have aided, Best regards Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe

Dear Sir, Thank You very much for your interest, and help. A PM has been sent Best regards, Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe

Dear Sir, Thank You very much for your links. I already have checked them 2-3 years ago, containing very basic information for begin with. Best regards, Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe

Dear Sir, Thank You very much for your interest. All the information contained in the former book is going to be translated to English, Russian, and Spanish, plus the current research work. If Your Person may wait until 2014, you will be able to read it, for free, as education must be. Blue Skies Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe

Dear Sir, Thank You very much for your interest. If Your Person have downloaded the file, you will notice that there is a lot of information to add. Personally, I think education must be free, in order to let the Skydiving Community to grow safer. This is the reason why the next research work will be made in English, Russian, and Spanish languages Blue Skies from Spain Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe