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- From: dzimm@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Dave Zimmerman)
- Subject: Re: Parawing contra parachute
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.142114.28158@tc.cornell.edu>
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- References: <1992Dec17.213749.960@daimi.aau.dk>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 14:21:14 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec17.213749.960@daimi.aau.dk> egc@daimi.aau.dk (Esben Gorm Collstrup) writes:
- > I have just read the article in Drachen Magazin about the ultralight
- >Parawing/Multi Parawing. This baby is BIG, 25 sqm (269 sq ft) or the area of
- >about four large Peels. I was wondering how large it is compare to a parachute
- >or Paraglider, so can someone tell me how large an average single person
- >parachute or paraglider is ?
- >
- I'm somewhat bigger than average (parachutes are sized for the jumper)
- and my parachute is 210 sq ft (PD-210). The canopy I jumped as a student
- was much bigger (270 sq ft) and small jumpers can get away with canopies
- as small as 135 st ft. The rule of thumb is 0.8 to 1.0 lbs/sq ft
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