1966 HALO video

[HIMcDunnough 0]

There's something here for everyone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCqPFLl1T-g&feature=youtu.be

[IanHarrop 42]

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https://youtu.be/uCqPFLl1T-g

"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

[HIMcDunnough 0]

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[IanHarrop 42]

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"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

[HIMcDunnough 0]

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[dks13827 3]

Quite interesting. Kind of like comparing a Mercury spacecraft to the Space Shuttle now.

[HIMcDunnough 0]

That's an interesting comparison, especially as I'm a geek for the history of the space race. As far as development is concerned, I think an interesting consideration is that in that era there appeared to be very little difference between HALO equipment and civilian skydiving gear. If you're reading any of Annette O'Neil's recent articles on 50+ years of skydiving in Parachutist magazine you'll see many early guys started with military surplus rigs. However, as disciplines have become more refined we now have vastly different systems for MFF and civilian skydiving.

[riggerrob 643]

Yes, that early HALO gear looks like early skydiving gear because both are derived from Korean War vintage pilot emergency parachutes. During the 1960s, skydivers could buy military surplus parachutes for dimes on the dollar.
Sadly - circa 1960 - the US military quit selling parachutes with lines intact.
The first sport-specific skydiving containers (e.g. Strong Stylemaster) looked like military pattern containers made with brightly-coloured fabrics.
Civilian manufacturers experimented with a variety of new patterns (Racer and Wonderhog) during the 1970s, but recreational skydivers only got serious about replacing their (military surplus) fore-and-aft containers with piggybacks when the supply of military-surplus containers dried up during the early 1980s.