Unknown Make and Model of a Canopy - Old Timers?

[Unstable 9]

Hey,
I have a canopy is wonderful condition that I'm going to use to practice sewing techniques. I think it would be very common - but digging through my poynters manuals, I can't put a make or model to it..

- It is a Military Canopy, All white, F1-11, Reserve
- 24 Gore, Bias Construction
- DOM April 1958
- Serial # DA-58-61148
- Opening bands around the skirt, after close examination, I can't tell if they were origonal or an addon when the canopy found its way into sport use.

Does anybody know what this is?

=========Shaun ==========

[riggerrob 643]

My first guess would be a US Army, T-10 reserve, but that was designed long before F-111 fabric was invented.
It is probably made of older MIL SPEC 30 cfm, ripstop weave fabric.

[councilman24 37]

F-111 didn't exist in 1958. Probably ripstop, 80-120 CFM fabric. I'm to old to remember if 24' T-10's had opening bands, even though I own one. But I expect if it's flat circular it's a 24' T-10 reserve. No references here at work.

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE

[Unstable 9]

lol excuse me gentlemen, I mistypes the F1-11

=========Shaun ==========

[Unstable 9]

I believe it is. I filled it up, and it was not conical like the ones Strong is currently manufacturing for Sport Pilot use.




This is wonderful - I hope it's a 24" T-10. I dug this thing up for a reason. I'm going to reverse engineer an exact replica of a chest-mount reserve as a master rigging project.

=========Shaun ==========

[councilman24 37]

Why?

To do it easly you need a four needle machine, a tacker that does the line attachment tabs, a 308 ziqzag, a lot of line and material. And you can probably get the engineering drawings somewhere since they were produced under military contract by a variety of manufacturers.

Or I could sell you the complete t-10 reserve assembly I have.

Oh well, maybe it sounds like fun to an engineer.

I assume your familiar with this library. http://www.lindahall.org/ It has a very extensive archive of parachute development and engineering documentation. Some I'd love to see but doesn't circulate.

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE

[RiggerLee 61]

Replicating a chest mount reserve? Are you talking about this canopy or the container? I can think of easier canopies to build and nicer containers to copy the an old mil chest. Flat packs and Seiras are much nicer. Any one remember the little brick shaped one where the canopy stacked on edge and loops camp up through the middle? Like a smaller tighter version of a stile master chest? I'm brain locking and can't remember the name.

Lee

Lee
lee@velocitysportswear.com
www.velocitysportswear.com

[howardwhite 6]

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I assume your familiar with this library. http://www.lindahall.org/

http://www.lindahall.org/

Underlining doesn't make it clicky.

HW

[councilman24 37]

Yeah yeay, I see a u and I go for it.

Have you ever been to that library?

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE

[Unstable 9]

Well, I have several Army/Navy 24" and 26", plus this supposed T-10R. Perfect. I have the engineering drawings from 1940+ - I actually asked around a few Master Riggers and a friend of mine in KC had them. It seems like a simple project to practice some of the basic skills. Paragear had the chest-snaps, cones, Material, all for really cheap. I'll post pictures as the project comes along - I think it will be a hoot.

=========Shaun ==========

[drjump 0]

You are a glutton for punishment. Good luck and best wishes. Keep us posted.

[howardwhite 6]

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Have you ever been to that library?

No. But the one I really want to go to is the Dave Gold Collection at Wright State University (MS 310 here.) You can download a PDF file cataloging its contents. I drool when I read it.

HW