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- From: eap@leland.Stanford.EDU (Eric Perozziello)
- Subject: 7 vs 9
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.204752.1258@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News)
- Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 20:47:52 GMT
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- > 9 cells typically fly with more foreward spd. than a 7cell,
- >making them MUCH more fun to fly, and land.
- >9's usually flare better because of their design,
- >which allows a smaller Canopy (Less pack volume,
- >hotter performance,not ness. in that order.)
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- The first part is true. I do beleive you can get away with a smaller (sq ft)
- 9 cell. But 9 cells pack LARGER (cu in) than a seven cell of the same
- size, and generally pack larger than the comparable and bigger (sq ft) 7 cell.
- Of course, zero-p's are a different story.
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- Case:
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- 7 cell Raven II is 218 sq ft, and packs to a volume of 364 cu in.
- 9 cell Falcon 195 sq ft packs to 427 cu in.
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- even the falcon 175 packs larger than the raven II.
- Moral: Those extra 2 cells cost a lot more nylon than you
- might guess.
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- -Eric
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