point_code 0 #1 June 26, 2005 does anyone know which manufacturer makes a "Manta" 280?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #2 June 26, 2005 Flight Concepts International. Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
point_code 0 #3 June 26, 2005 any chance they were previously owned by a company called "Glide Path Int'l" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #4 June 26, 2005 Quote any chance they were previously owned by a company called "Glide Path Int'l" A very good chance. The name of the company changed. Same canopy. Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommymc 0 #5 June 26, 2005 And before that the company was Django and the parachute was known as an LR288. It seems to have evolved directly from the 7-cell Pegasus (now named Fury). Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #6 June 26, 2005 QuoteAnd before that the company was Django and the parachute was known as an LR288. It seems to have evolved directly from the 7-cell Pegasus (now named Fury). Tom And it was all started by Mike Fury. A very good friend of mind lives on the east end of Lake Mary. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #7 June 26, 2005 I've just packed a Manta and it had 9 cells, strange Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommymc 0 #8 June 26, 2005 Post: I've just packed a Manta and it had 9 cells, strange Not strange, you're right. It's my understanding that only a handfull of 8-cell Pegasus canopies were made (I've got one). I hear that the results were so encouraging that another cell was added to make the LongRange-288. The Pegasus/Fury is 220 s.f. Maybe this is a case of good design leading to sucessful variants. Sort of like the 265/283/302/327/350 Chevy V-8 block. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tso-d_chris 0 #9 June 26, 2005 QuoteSort of like the 265/283/302/327/350 Chevy V-8 block. You forgot the 305, 307 and 400. Bonus points for getting the 302, though. For Great Deals on Gear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #10 June 27, 2005 QuoteQuoteSort of like the 265/283/302/327/350 Chevy V-8 block. You forgot the 305, 307 and 400. Bonus points for getting the 302, though. And you forgot the 396. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lowpull 0 #11 June 27, 2005 the 396 is a big block Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #12 June 27, 2005 Well, they still make both(Manta and Fury) canopies. Along with a big bunch of other 7 and 9-cell canopies in different sizes. From the Flight concept website: The nine-cell range is: Wildfire 170, Clipper 195, Raider 220, Maverone 250, Manta 290, Man-O-War 320 And the seven-cells: Cricket 145, Firelite 175, Maverick 200, Fury 200, Fury 220, Sharpchuter 245, Startrac I 265, Startrac II 290, Startrac III 320 . The sizes seem to have varied a bit; I've seen the Manta being labeled as a 288, and the Maverone as 248. Maybe they just rounded the numbers . I also seem to remember a smaller nine-cell called the "Hummingbird", but I guess there wasn't that much demand for a ~150sqft F111 canopy. I'm pretty sure not too many people who value their ankles jump the Cricket as a main. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #13 June 27, 2005 Trivia point, Django's LR-288 started life as a military canopy for the West German Army (HEER). Back during the Cold War - when the communists got uppity - the West Germans planned to HAHO a bunch of vandals ... er ... special forces types ... deploy them high in West German airspace and have them drift into East Germany where they could amuse themselves blowing up bridges and telephone exchanges and railroad switches, etc., slowing the communist conquest of Western Europe. LR-288 was never really big enough for jumping with ruck sack, rifle and snowshoes, but it proved to be an important step in the process of developing larger ram-air canopies. Bill Booth - or Ted Strong - did a few jumps on an LR-288 in the early stages of inventing tandems. A few LR-288s got into civilian hands and everyone was surprised at the huge "sweet spot" of this 9-cell. LR-288 radically changed the nature of civilian static-line training in the early 1980s. Since LR-288 glided much flatter than 7-cells, the angle of arrival was much shallower and students could slide out their landings instead of pile-driving the way they had previously under rounds. Who woulda thunk that merely sewing two more cells onto a Pegasus would make that big a difference? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #14 June 27, 2005 Quotethe 396 is a big block Quotethe 396 is a big block No one said anything about small block or big block. They said Chevy V-8 block. Last time I looked the 396 was a Chevy V-8 block. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tso-d_chris 0 #15 June 27, 2005 QuoteNo one said anything about small block or big block. But they did imply a single sized block! That's why I left off the 396, 427, 454, and the oddball 409. For Great Deals on Gear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Speer 0 #16 July 2, 2005 QuoteQuoteNo one said anything about small block or big block. But they did imply a single sized block! That's why I left off the 396, 427, 454, and the oddball 409. ...or 348 which preceded the 409. Russ Generally, it is your choice; will your life serve as an example... or a warning? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
