cobaltdan 0 #1 December 19, 2002 catfish and eric have been jumping the cobalt 25. opens great at terminal, hyper responsive. flies straight in twists. wing loading from 8:1 to 11:1 the video is a trip.... no plans for landing it any time soon. sincerely, dan<><>Daniel Preston <><> atairaerodynamics.com (sport) atairaerospace.com (military) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #2 December 19, 2002 That's just F***ing Cool. When can we see the vid?My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPA 0 #3 December 19, 2002 That is f@$#ing wicked!!!Is it just me, or does the canopy appear to have two bridals coming from it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #4 December 19, 2002 That's not two bridles, that's an artifact of NTSC video called "interlace". If Dan were to take the origianl frame grabs into PhotoShop, he could easily remove one of the firelds and make this all look -much- better. Or, if he'd like to send -me- the originals, I'd be willing to do it for him.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpy 0 #5 December 19, 2002 sweet!! It would be very intersting to land though...the dudes bigger then the canopy! lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #6 December 19, 2002 is the video on your site yet?? later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spy38W 0 #7 December 19, 2002 Doesn't look like the videos are online yet -- Hook high, flare on time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parachutist 2 #8 December 19, 2002 Quote wing loading from 8:1 to 11:1 dan Is this Dan's interpretation of the "Let's go fly a kite" song? It's reminiscent of the RidIcarus canopy from a couple years back http://www.johnandjanine.com/october/news/icarus.shtml Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cobaltdan 0 #9 December 19, 2002 quade, thanks..on your suggestion i played around in photoshop and found the deinterlace filter...wow big difference. i just edited the original post and put up the corrected pics... video: in about a week it should be posted. sincerely, dan<><>Daniel Preston <><> atairaerodynamics.com (sport) atairaerospace.com (military) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grosfion 0 #10 December 19, 2002 Still don't know what the bloody point is to built a canopy which you are not able to land..... I use my parachute to land savely, maybe some people use it for something else... For me this is totally nonsense.... Marcus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cobaltdan 0 #11 December 19, 2002 "Still don't know what the bloody point is to built a canopy which you are not able to land..... " you will have to ask uncle sam...hint it is for 500# of...stuff...and not for personnel. sincerely, dan Daniel Preston atairaerodynamics.com (sport) atairaerospace.com (military) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grosfion 0 #12 December 19, 2002 Quote "you will have to ask uncle sam...hint it is for 500# of...stuff...and not for personnel. sorry don't understand maybe it's because I'm not American... M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #13 December 19, 2002 My guess is a weapons delivery platform. 500lbs is a common bomb weight and at a high glide rate they might be cheaper then other methods.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #14 December 19, 2002 That just ROCKS..... Freakin 25 sq ft..... WOW... HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grosfion 0 #15 December 19, 2002 Aha makes sense. Sorry I'm also pacifist... M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fudd 0 #16 December 19, 2002 Would it actually be possible to land one of these with a wing loading of 8:1??? If you are crazy enough I mean. Is negative vertical speed possible? I'd like to see the video Maybe it would be safer to land something with a little more sqr/f, like a wingsuit... There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #17 December 19, 2002 >Would it actually be possible to land one of these with a >wing loading of 8:1? From some of Dan's earlier posts I understood that he believed it could be landed, but that they wouldn't let their test-pilots try it...I could be wrong though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vesatoro 0 #18 December 19, 2002 Quote Maybe it would be safer to land something with a little more sqr/f, like a wingsuit... Well, the wing loading on wingsuits generally varies in the range between 10 and 15 lbs/sqft when the whole body area is also counted in. So I'd prefer landing a canopy with a 8:1 wingload, than my Skyflyer... And with a 25sqft canopy my wl would be around 6:1 Vesa "Fear is the path to the Dark side" (Master Yoda) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaMan 0 #20 December 19, 2002 It's scary that you even did the numbers Z-Flock 8 Discotec Rodriguez Too bad weapons grade stupidity doesn't lead to sterility. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cobaltdan 0 #21 December 19, 2002 no, a 25 is not landable. not with any reasonable degree of safety at least. sincerely, dan<><>Daniel Preston <><> atairaerodynamics.com (sport) atairaerospace.com (military) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #22 December 19, 2002 That's hilarious Dan. Do you actually have to PAY your test pilots? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fudd 0 #23 December 19, 2002 Will the video be posted somewhere? Those canopies must be awsome to fly. There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffGordon 0 #24 December 19, 2002 How were the openings? Was it deployed sub termanial? The pack volume must be really tiny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samurai136 0 #25 December 19, 2002 Do you really even need to pack it? Ken"Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
