AK101 Posted December 27, 2016 Share #1 Posted December 27, 2016 Anyone with their head in the clouds have any opinions on this chute? I can find no markings and it's still packed so I'm not comfortable digging into it too deep to see if theres any markings inside... thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted December 27, 2016 Share #2 Posted December 27, 2016 Has a Japanese? look to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted December 27, 2016 Share #3 Posted December 27, 2016 Looks like inside item is cotton?. ....I would open it up...as it is already open... Maybe for a delivery system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK101 Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted December 27, 2016 Looks like inside item is cotton?. ....I would open it up...as it is already open... Maybe for a delivery system? canopy is not silk for sure.... cracked it open a bit more.....on the canopy I found "X-2 MFG June 1 1944 BIRDMAN" which leads me to this.....which is interesting, maybe he was going for a mil contract. https://www.google.ch/patents/US2429385 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK101 Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted December 27, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. BARney Posted December 27, 2016 Share #6 Posted December 27, 2016 LOL! A guy named Birdman designing parachutes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK101 Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted December 27, 2016 LOL! A guy named Birdman designing parachutes.... yup...hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted December 28, 2016 Share #8 Posted December 28, 2016 wonder if he was a Jr... the hooks made me think chest chute, but the center line made me think of a cargo load..similar to the WWII A-5 delivery system...hooks might have been a quicker way of attaching the container to the cargo bag...the A-5 was strap heavy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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