dhallman2 0 #1 May 12, 2005 hello all. i am coming back to the sport after a few years off due to job restraints and geographic issues and have often wondered about the following: anyone want to shed some light on the differences in flight characteristics of say these two canopies for instance: jedei 136 at 1.4 and a jedei 150 at 1.4. do smaller canopies with the same wing loading as a larger, similiar canopy turn faster or stay in a dive longer? before i got out i jumped a sabre 107(1.63) from a 120(1.45) for say 30 jumps and gave it back to the owner b/c it was just too responsive for my taste and i felt myself get behind the curve more than once as the turns were extremely fast and dives a bit much....quite honestly above my skill level at the time. i was dumb enough to get on it, but fortunately smart enough to know to get off it as well. thanks in advance for the input Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jheadley 0 #2 May 13, 2005 If the wing loading for two canopies is the same, the smaller canopy will still be faster and more responsive. One reason is the lines are a lot shorter on a smaller canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tso-d_chris 0 #3 May 13, 2005 Quote anyone want to shed some light on the differences in flight characteristics of say these two canopies for instance: jedei 136 at 1.4 and a jedei 150 at 1.4. do smaller canopies with the same wing loading as a larger, similiar canopy turn faster or stay in a dive longer? Check out this link: http://www.performancedesigns.com/docs/wingload.pdf For Great Deals on Gear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dhallman2 0 #4 May 13, 2005 i should have known that PD would have a perfectly clear answer to that question. thanks for the lead chris. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
