Aerodyne's new main?

[MB38 0]

Forgive me if I'm being stupid [or if I'm overlooking something brutally obvious], but I've yet to find much information on this main. I was at Perris today and noticed a giant wall advertisement for the main... "The most radical 9-cell elliptical ever." I seem to remember it being called the "Mamba," but I have a crappy memory. I went on Aerodyne's site and didn't find any information.

I'm just curious to read about it. No, I'm not going to jump it, I'm just wondering if anybody had heard anything?

I really don't know what I'm talking about.

[outlawphx 1]

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1763440;

[MB38 0]

Yeah, I remember that one. I was just wondering if there was any more info out there... no dice I imagine

I really don't know what I'm talking about.

[Spatula 0]

Mamba is the new full face by Bonehead Composities...

[mattjw916 2]

...and in a stroke of having very little imagination, it is also the name of the canopy. Either that, or they are big Kill Bill fans.

Aerodyne sure has some dorky canopy names.

Look on the back cover of Skydiving mag for their new ad.

NSCR-2376, SCR-15080

[outlawphx 1]

What's up with using lethal objects or animals as names for canopies?

[Tonto 1]

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Mamba is the new full face by Bonehead Composities...

But it is an African snake - both the green and the black - and Aerodyne canopies are built in Africa.

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It's the year of the Pig.

[Malta_Dog 0]

Nothing beat "Icarus" as a weird choice for a name related with flying activities

All your dropzone are belong to us!!!!111!

[mr2mk1g 10]

I dunno... naming a reserve the "Decelerator" is pretty cool... definitely a better name for a reserve than its predecessor the "Predator".

[IanHarrop 42]

It's getting hyped on their web pages too.

See attached from their site

"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

[dgskydive 0]

YEs it is called the Mamba. Should be ready for sale by the end of Oct. (fingers crossed)

Dom

[hjelle 0]

We (Norwegian 4-way team, Arcteryx) have been jumping Aerodyne´s new main, Mamba, for the last few months, putting around 400 jumps on it. It is a highly eliptical 9-cell canopy; in the same family as Icarus Crossfire2 and PD´s Katana. The openings are very smooth and generally on heading. Nice and smooth snivel phase followed by a soft inflation. It opens a hair quicker than the Crossfire, but definitely slower (and smoother) than the Katana. We load the canopy between 1,8-2.0. It is very sensitive to harness input, snappy on toggles and has light-moderate front riser pressure. The recovery arch is similar to the Katana´s but we all get longer swoops on the Mamba than we got on the Katana, with similar wing loadings (we have around 1500 jumps each on the Katana). This canopy is fast!

It has an amazing amount of flare, better than both the Katana and Crossfire.

In fairness, I should point out that we are sponsored by Aerodyne, so take this info for what it is worth. Try it for yourself when you get a chance!

[benforde 0]

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We (Norwegian 4-way team, Arcteryx) have been jumping Aerodyne´s new main, Mamba, for the last few months, putting around 400 jumps on it. It is a highly eliptical 9-cell canopy; in the same family as Icarus Crossfire2 and PD´s Katana. The openings are very smooth and generally on heading. Nice and smooth snivel phase followed by a soft inflation. It opens a hair quicker than the Crossfire, but definitely slower (and smoother) than the Katana. We load the canopy between 1,8-2.0. It is very sensitive to harness input, snappy on toggles and has light-moderate front riser pressure. The recovery arch is similar to the Katana´s but we all get longer swoops on the Mamba than we got on the Katana, with similar wing loadings (we have around 1500 jumps each on the Katana). This canopy is fast!

It has an amazing amount of flare, better than both the Katana and Crossfire.

In fairness, I should point out that we are sponsored by Aerodyne, so take this info for what it is worth. Try it for yourself when you get a chance!

Please tell us more about the dive/recovery/swoop compared to the Crossfire2.... is it really 'the most wicked' (I always thought the wickedest sounds better) 9 cell in your mind? I personally am not a Kacatana fan.

[hjelle 0]

In my experience the recovery arc on the Mamba is a little bit longer than what you see on a Crossfire 2 with the same wing loading. You are able to build more speed and get longer swoops than on the Crossfire(and Katana). Wicked or not, it is a great canopy to fly. It should be released in the very near future. Here is a short promo video that we made for Aerodyne. It shows a few clips of the Mamba in action.

http://www.arcteryx.no/images/stories/Video/aerodynepromopal.asf

[scrublink 0]

"Icarus" has a much better ring to it than "Dedalus"

[katzurki 0]

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"Icarus" has a much better ring to it than "Dedalus"

But to think that of the two, it was Daedalus whose flight didn't culminate in a swarm of feathers and the resulting deadly plunge...