Round canopy cutaway?

[Tuna-Salad 0]

Please forgive my lack of knowledge on rounds and the containers used.

I was wondering how the main canopy was released if you had a cutaway on the rounds. To my knowledge the 3 ring system is fairly "new", so how was it done before then?

Millions of my potential children died on your daughters' face last night.

[pchapman 280]

A quick and simplistic answer is:
Basically at first one didn't cut away; one opened the reserve on one's belly (with no pilot chute) and tossed the canopy out past the malfunction.
Later on, especially with higher performance rounds that could spin up more during malfunctions, one cut away with Capewell releases, large and heavy metal release mechanisms at each shoulder. One had to pop open a cover on each, put a thumb through a heavy wire loop, and pull, one hand at each shoulder. A lot more involved than pulling a single handle.

[mjosparky 4]

This is a capewell.

Sparky

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[phoenixlpr 0]

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This is a capewell.

Sparky

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[yarpos 4]

the open capwells also presented a nice snag hazard while your reserve going out. There were also some hybrid arrangements which used the capwell latch to the riser but replaced the cover and ring with a stiff nylon pull tab. I used these (R2s I think they were called) for a couple years before the 3 ring became available and well accepted, but I dont think R2s ever had widespread use. There were still plenty of capewell rigs about in early square times as well, my first square cutaway was on a borrowed rig with capwells. Interesting with a good spin up. Thank you Mr Booth for coming up with something worlds better.

regards, Steve
the older I get...the better I was

[billeisele 130]

what they said, plus, capewells were sometimes called 2-shot or 1 1/2 shot

2-shot were not really made for cut-away, you could do it but they were prone to hang up
1.5 shot had the steel cable ring and they were less prone to hang up
both required a lot of maintenance

old blurry pic of 2-shot, main ripcord, belly reserve with no pilot chute

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[wmw999 2,589]

The cutaway system depended on the container, and not on the canopy.

With conventional (i.e. reserve on the front) gear, you could either deploy the reserve without a cutaway (neither common nor smart with PC's) or cut away and then deploy the reserve.

Capewells (which were used to hold the main to the container, and there were 3 varieties) were also generally on the piggyback rigs. Obviously no one hand-deployed with a piggyback .

But in later years, you could put a round into a Wonderhog with 3-ring -- I certainly did.

Wendy P.

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[lekstrom10k 0]

Capewells "Named after the factory" were first used to be able to inter-change canopies for for damage. Old harnesses had main liftwebs becomong risers with solid links and sewn on lines ,No way to break apart for container or canopy damage. Double shots required pull down the covers squeeze the buttons also while pulling down. Best time was on the riggers table. I only know one guy who did it in air. One shots were on Cross 0Bow piggy backs one motion usually didnt requiring double palm slaps on them .Shot and one halves worked great as previously above posts. R-2s Had flattened tubular webbing with a knob sewn on the end with a velcro wrap.R-3s had a red cover with a hard plastic tube sewn cross wise at the end for gripping to chop. Dont get me started on Frappe -Wraps or Tape-Wells. I used them all except the double shot,s

[mjosparky 4]

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This is a capewell.

Sparky

This is jpeg.

Thanks, I couldn't figure out how to change it.

Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[jimmytavino 16]

Yes

i had One,


it was jump # 575...

shot and a halves,
mini-sysytem container, Papillon Main, chest mounted reserve...
26 ' navy Conical , with pilot chute/ kicker plate set up.
Center pull reserve...

it was state of the art, at the time...
.... and as for "fairly new"
.... i think the three rings have been around now , for over 30 years,,,, Maybe 35...... if they are New, then so am I ....


jimmy