mfuller 0 #1 July 25, 2011 I picked up a container and parachute manufactured by Pioneer Parachute, April 1957. The gear looks in good shape and I want to pack it up for display purposes. The container is model number NB6. NPU is 56-204. It has a 26 round, and is described by Poynter as "one of the finest emergency back parachutes available." Poynter gives some packing directions, but I need help with closing the rig. The rip cord has 4 pins. What I can find is information regarding closing loops. I have searched the internet and contacted the company, but haven't had any luck. Does anybody have a manual, information, or can otherwise offer suggestions for this set up? Thanks Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #2 July 25, 2011 Unless the rig is something unusual that I don't know about, the Navy Back #6 should be like the rest of the US military rigs of the era: There won't be any loops. There should be 4 metal cones that the other flaps' grommets will fold over. The ripcord pins then go into the little hole across the top of each cone, one pin per cone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrigger1 2 #3 July 25, 2011 Quote There should be 4 metal cones that the other flaps' grommets will fold over. The ripcord pins then go into the little hole across the top of each cone, one pin per cone. On a NB-6, one cone is inside the bottom on the Pilot Chute. When the P/C is compressed,(use a 20 inch piece of tubing to guide the cone) the cone then appears out of the top of the P/C. This cone is then routed out the washer on the flap and pinned. MELSkyworks Parachute Service, LLC www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #4 July 25, 2011 Since Mel knew what I didn't (thanks!), I dug a bit more: Mike, have a look at 9.5.5 in Poynter (p531). There's actually an indistinct photo of an NB-6's pilot chute as part of packing instructions for Navy backpacks. Sounds like that special cone has two holes, one for a temp pin, one for the final pin when the flaps go over it. Edit: And some military rigs did have loops (eg Air Force B-5), even if the pins & cones were mostly what came into early sport skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,362 #5 July 25, 2011 Hi Peter, Quote Sounds like that special cone has two holes, one for a temp pin, one for the final pin when the flaps go over it. You are absolutely correct. When you have all of the grommets in place on that cone, you do not have any room to put the pin into the lower hole of the cone. And to Mark Lancaster: Hey, you beat me to it. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrigger1 2 #6 July 25, 2011 Quote And to Mark Lancaster: Hey, you beat me to it. Yeah, I know..... I am older than dirt and it shows sometimes! MELSkyworks Parachute Service, LLC www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mfuller 0 #7 July 26, 2011 Thanks to everyone for their guidance. This post has lead me to a local master rigger who has offered to give me some hands on assistance. You guys are alright. I found the rig in a green metal container at an antique shop. Got everything for $40.00. From what I can see, it does not appear that the rig was ever used. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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mfuller 0 #10 July 28, 2011 Probably would need your services after the landing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #11 July 28, 2011 QuoteJump it! ...into water!People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
