Beatnik 2 #1 March 5, 2008 Russian "Pinwheel" The chute that goes forward or backwards, you face the target at all times. I came across this ad in an old skydiving magazine. Does anyone know anything about this parachute or have a picture of one? I have been asking around and no one I have talked has even heard of this thing. Being 1963 this must have been one hot parachute. It cost $5 more than a 7TU system. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #2 March 5, 2008 Quote I have been asking around and no one I have talked has even heard of this thing. You didn't ask me. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beatnik 2 #3 March 5, 2008 I should have known to ask you first. And of course you would have a picture of one too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimp 1 #4 March 5, 2008 They're still static lining students on them at clubs in Russia. That's what they've got, that's what they use. I would too. (Actually two different canopies - T4 Series 2 and T4 series 4 in the second illustration) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #5 March 5, 2008 Midwest was still there in the 80's I think. I vaguely recall a road trip down there from Ontario one night -- we got lost on the way back, but fortunately we found a bar that sold cold beer to go. Got back some time after the sun came up.If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #6 March 5, 2008 And this quote from an article by Daryl Henry on "Advanced Accuracy," published in Parachutist in ~1964. "Very seldom is it necessary, and in some training doctrines even allowed to make turns in excess of 180° during any part of the descent. The Soviet government, in fact, spent several thousand rubles developing a canopy, used at the last World Championship, that was not only difficult to turn at all, but that did not need to be turned. Their theory was that the parachutist should face the target throughout the descent and concentrate upon regulating the glide velocity only. In practice their means of controlling forward and backward speed was too complicated, but the theory cannot be disputed." HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimp 1 #7 March 5, 2008 Still static lining students on them? Well, maybe not. The D-1-5U would be a better choice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
