BMFin 0 #1 May 23, 2003 I found this canopysizing chart from noexuserigging.com Volume Area Source Spectre 107 296 99 Para Gear Spectre 120 321 135 Para Gear WTF is that ?? Does that mean a 107 Spectre is actually 36sqft smaller than the 120 ?? Do I read these figures wrong somehow ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRWBUDDHA 0 #2 May 23, 2003 Perhaps your quest for knowledge might find a path to the manufacturer........ Thinking too much puts some at risk of a headache, others risk a bowl overflowing with nothingness, to say the least...... Should your interest in "Mystery Bulk" become aroused, and you want to know what this might be, choose a path to the manufacturer........ Performance Designs will provide much wisdom as will the Jump Shack.......... Seek and ye shall find, expect service on a silver platter and ye shall be disappointed....... May fortunate circumstances present themselves throughout your quest......Once enlightened, perhaps you will become a mentor to others that follow........?!! CRWBUDDHA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHixxx 0 #3 May 23, 2003 These are probably cubic inches of pack volume. So, 36 cubic inches smaller in the bag... -Hixxxdeath,as men call him, ends what they call men -but beauty is more now than dying’s when Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rigging65 0 #4 May 23, 2003 Pack volume is in cubic inches. Area is in square feet...and no, not everyone uses the same method to come up with square footage. PIA tried for years to get a standard measurement scale put in place, but some of the canopy Mfgs. did want to give in and do it like everyone else. Why would you not want the public to know that your canopy is smaller/larger than what it actually is?? Let's all say it together now: MARKETING Heaven forbid they just give you the info and let you choose what works best for you... "...and once you had tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For there you have been, and there you long to return..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #5 May 23, 2003 >Does that mean a 107 Spectre is actually 36sqft smaller than the 120 ?? Could be, although within the same family it's very likely that a 150 is really 50% larger than a 100. There are a dozen ways to measure canopy size - projected size, topskin surface, bottom skin surface, through the chord etc - and manufacturers seem to mix n match. One canopy, the Safire 1, actually intentionally changed the size to make people think they were getting a different sized canopy! They don't do that any more (fortunately.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMFin 0 #6 May 24, 2003 Quote>Does that mean a 107 Spectre is actually 36sqft smaller than the 120 ?? Could be, although within the same family it's very likely that a 150 is really 50% larger than a 100. There are a dozen ways to measure canopy size - projected size, topskin surface, bottom skin surface, through the chord etc - and manufacturers seem to mix n match. One canopy, the Safire 1, actually intentionally changed the size to make people think they were getting a different sized canopy! They don't do that any more (fortunately.) Yes. Im very aware that different manufactures measure differently, but what is intresting here is that within the same family (in this case Spectre) the 107 - 120 difference is actually 36sqft. but 120 - 135 difference is only 7 sqft. so even within the same family these measures dont seem to be equally progressive. There are also many other examples in the list, like the FX94. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMFin 0 #7 May 24, 2003 QuoteThese are probably cubic inches of pack volume. So, 36 cubic inches smaller in the bag... -Hixxx No I was not talking about volume. I was talking about AREA ! Check my post again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny1488 1 #8 May 24, 2003 QuoteOne canopy, the Safire 1, actually intentionally changed the size to make people think they were getting a different sized canopy! They don't do that any more (fortunately.) I was on the phone with Simon from icarus yesterday and I brought that up actually. When Icarus was ready to launch the safire (and omega, it affected both of them) in the US, all of the canopies were produced through license by Precision. Icarus had given the specs to PA on how to construct and measure the canopy. It was found out some months later that PA had gone on their own and used their own measuring method. Icarus decided to keep the safire and omega sizes smaller than they were stated (and never hesitated to mention, I bought a safire 209 at 90 jumps and was told of it before we got past hello) as to not cause confusion on someone haveing a european safire 209 a different size than an american one. They stopped using PA (for more than that reason) and waited until the new versions of the canopies to put the sizing back to their standard way (the same as PD). Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Watcher 0 #9 May 25, 2003 Quote They stopped using PA (for more than that reason) Funny how that works. What Icarus does not tell you was how PA put out all the money for promotion of the line, filled orders for Icarus which the customer paid Icarus directly for, and oops forgot to pay Precision for their canopies. Enter the Ground Zero line, a far superior line of canopies, and they don't have to deal with Icarus. Of course Icarus had to create a whole new line (safire2, Omni) so they could sell in the US because PA owned the license. There's always more to the story. make sure you get both sides of the story. --Jonathan Bartlett D-24876 AFF-I Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny1488 1 #10 May 25, 2003 QuoteEnter the Ground Zero line, a far superior line of canopies Thats a nice opinion open to a lot of debate QuoteOf course Icarus had to create a whole new line (safire2, Omni) so they could sell in the US because PA owned the license. Then why can you still buy a safire1, crossfire1, omega, extreme fx, extreme vx, student zp and icarus tandem from icarus? Are you you saying that precision designed the Icarus line of canopies? Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
