jumpwally 0 #1 August 14, 2013 I came across this on airliners.net What type of plane is this ? and what does that handle release ? it appears to go into two housings and is protected by a snap at the bottom....i thought maybe seat release but i think thats automatic after the chute deploys....smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #2 August 14, 2013 jumpwallyI came across this on airliners.net What type of plane is this ? and what does that handle release ? it appears to go into two housings and is protected by a snap at the bottom....i thought maybe seat release but i think thats automatic after the chute deploys.... Maybe its a manual deployment ripcord?"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GooniesKid 0 #3 August 14, 2013 jumpwally I came across this on airliners.net What type of plane is this ? and what does that handle release ? it appears to go into two housings and is protected by a snap at the bottom....i thought maybe seat release but i think thats automatic after the chute deploys.... Looks like a metal half painted with red kind of handle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #4 August 14, 2013 The plane is an Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros, a Czech fighter-trainer. The handle probably overrides the seat's built-in sequencer and releases the harness and deploys the parachute. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raceface 0 #5 August 15, 2013 L-39 Albatros trainer with VS-1 ejection seat and PL-70 bailout parachute, the canopy is quite rare shape (reversed triangle). this handle is for manual parachute deployment or to override automatic delayed drogue release. [inline PL-70.jpg]my pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #6 August 15, 2013 Were there perhaps different canopies in different L-39 seats over the years, or some confusion over parachute numbers?? When I googled PL-70, I got this photo on the Czech MarS parachute company site, on their PL-70 page, showing a dummy ejection test. The canopy is a sophisticated round: [inline obrazek_21(PL-70).jpg] In any case your canopy photo was quite interesting, a canopy I've never seen before. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raceface 0 #7 August 15, 2013 this is probably some successor developed for VS-2 seat, but you can trust me regarding original PL-70, i have rating to pack these canopies edit: to be more exact, PL-70 is name for complete parachute system, so it might also contain new version of canopy and still be named PL-70 here is PL-58S, canopy itself looks the same like PL-70 [inline PL-58S.jpg] my pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #8 August 15, 2013 Be nice to know more about that canopy,,,why the odd shape and if you ever jumped it,,hows it compare to our T-10's......thanks againsmile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
