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Too small to be a bailout rig pilot chute. Look at the dimensions of the canopy compared to the hand that is holding it.
Also, the type of pilot chute used in NB6 and NB8 rigs (MA1 pilot chute) doesn't even remotely resemble this. The pilot chutes of that era have a BIG spring sewn into and completely contained within the pilot chute structure. This spring remains compressed until the ripcord is pulled, then it launches the pilot chute out of the rig with considerable force.
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The pilot chutes for the NB6, and presumably the NB8, have another unusual feature that makes them easy to identify.
At the top of the NB6 pilot chute is a hole through which a stud mounted on the bottom of the pilot chute spring assembly is inserted during the packing process. This stud in turn fits into the container flaps through holes and the third rip cord pin from the top is inserted through the stud. This keeps the pilot chute compressed.
It also means that the rip cord must be pulled for the parachute to function. Otherwise, the canopy remains attached to the harness by means of the risers and to the container by means of the pilot chute.
The parachute flares that I have seen in artillery rounds were all white and used for illumination purposes. I might add that this was a long time ago.
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Farflung says in part:
***'Smokin99…. The disembodied keyboard of reason.
Yep, we ‘think’ Cooper’s bomb was a fake based upon…. Nothing...'
Almost, but not quite nothing.
Himmelsbach:'Himmelsbach gave a reason he believes the Cooper bomb was a fake. He said dynamite is not red in color, but is the color of a manila envelope. He said in his career he has handled dynamite many times...'
Yeah you've quoted that before. Though I don't know why, since, in reality, it would seem that Himmelsbach did not know his dynamite from a hole in the ground.
I and others have posted several pictures of red dynamite of roughly the same shape. dimension, and did I mention COLOR (RED) of the description depicted in the transcripts. Yet you persist.
So maybe none of the dynamite Himmelsbach handled was red, but there was red dynamite. Could it have been fake...sure...I tend to think there is credence in the flare idea. But the fact that it was RED is NOT proof that it was not dynamite.
all depended on where you got it and what type -
however: Tina described the color as close to the bright red of her uniform. Therein is the distinction H was keying on - according to H.
The same may not be true of road flares - Ive never
seen a road/railroad flare that wasnt red and
railroad flares had a rounded strike cap on one
end -
The sticks Tina saw had wires coming out of them,
or so she thought.
mrshutter45 21
Farflung says in part:
***'Smokin99…. The disembodied keyboard of reason.
Yep, we ‘think’ Cooper’s bomb was a fake based upon…. Nothing...'
Almost, but not quite nothing.
Himmelsbach:'Himmelsbach gave a reason he believes the Cooper bomb was a fake. He said dynamite is not red in color, but is the color of a manila envelope. He said in his career he has handled dynamite many times...'
Yeah you've quoted that before. Though I don't know why, since, in reality, it would seem that Himmelsbach did not know his dynamite from a hole in the ground.
I and others have posted several pictures of red dynamite of roughly the same shape. dimension, and did I mention COLOR (RED) of the description depicted in the transcripts. Yet you persist.
So maybe none of the dynamite Himmelsbach handled was red, but there was red dynamite. Could it have been fake...sure...I tend to think there is credence in the flare idea. But the fact that it was RED is NOT proof that it was not dynamite.
all depended on where you got it and what type -
however: Tina described the color as close to the bright red of her uniform. Therein is the distinction H was keying on - according to H.
The same may not be true of road flares - Ive never
seen a road/railroad flare that wasnt red and
railroad flares had a rounded strike cap on one
end -
The sticks Tina saw had wires coming out of them,
or so she thought.
If I'm not mistaken the plastic cap comes off as it is the striker. just point that part to the back of the suitcase, here is a flare bomb
"It is surprising how aggressive people get, once they latch onto their suspect and say, 'Hey, he's our guy.' No matter what you tell them, they refuse to believe you" Agent Carr FBI
Yeah you've quoted that before. Though I don't know why, since, in reality, it would seem that Himmelsbach did not know his dynamite from a hole in the ground.
I and others have posted several pictures of red dynamite of roughly the same shape. dimension, and did I mention COLOR (RED) of the description depicted in the transcripts. Yet you persist.
So maybe none of the dynamite Himmelsbach handled was red, but there was red dynamite. Could it have been fake...sure...I tend to think there is credence in the flare idea. But the fact that it was RED is NOT proof that it was not dynamite.
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