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Camoflage Parachute


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Hey guys i missed out on this on ebay . It went higher than i wanted to pay as iam unexperianced in parachutes. Is this a standard paratrooper chute or was it for cargo? Reason why i ask i havent seen the metal peice attached to this one before. Any help would be appreciated.

 

 

Also is there a guide out there to properly repack a t-5 or t-7 parachute. Not that i have one, iam just curious how the static line is in there to pull out the chute. Thanks in advance Dan

 

 

 

Heres the Ebay link

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=140290678964

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Hi Dan,

 

That Parachute is interesting, and I don't think that the apex is like any Troop-type chute I have seen (at least for the T5 / T7). The manual for packing the chute correctly into a T5 harness can be found in T. O. No. 13-5-7 : Handbook of Instructions for Parachutes, Troop Type. My example is the 30 July 1943 revision, and I will gladly post up some scans if you're interested in the contents.

 

Thanks.

Ben

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Dan,

 

Here is the illustration taken from the afore mentioned manual, illustrating the cording of the canopy's apex to the static line. I hope that it will be of some use to you:

 

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I hope the above is of some use,

Ben

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