Edward, can you give us an idea on how tight these pack down?

Thanks,

JW

What kind of shroud line length would they have? I may be interested in one of the 48" models.

John: if they're anything like the Rocket Rage, they're kind of a pain to pack, but once you get them packed, they're tiny.

The shroud lines are about 1.25 the diameter. When I was testing these to determine Cd I found no difference between 1.25 and nearly 3 times the diameter in the Cd values.

They pack very well, I can get my 48" in about 5" of 2.5 airframe with a bulky chute protector around it (my L3) and during testing we put the 48" in 3" of 3" airframe and about 6" of 54mm airframe.

These also work at Hartsel w/o having to upsize your parachute.

Edward

Edward,

I may well be interested in one of the 48 inchers. This may however be a tad large for my project (EZI-65). Do you have any photos of the workmanship?

The workmanship is top notch. All pieces are cut with a hot knife to prevent fraying. The seams between panels are double roll hemmed to leave no raw edge exposed. Both the bottom and top edges are enclosed in 1/2" wide double folded ripstop bias tape. The lines are rated for 150 pounds and the connection to the ripstop was tested by www.rocketmaterials.org at 25 pounds with a 3:1 safety margin. These aren't just thrown together parachutes - I've done a lot of research and invested in the time and tools to make a top quality parachute.

Edward

Edward,

Put me down for a 72" for my 4" Black Brant.

Edward,
Yes, please sign me up for a 48 inch. How would you like to handle the specifics?

E-mail me at

edward (AT) alphahybrids (DOT) com

Edward

I'll take a 48 incher.

So for now I've got this:

2 48" parachutes
1 72" parachute.

As for colors I'm going to start with the neon green and purple combination unless you want white in there.

Edward