mach one advice

[mrbiceps 0]

Ive got an older mach one. It has these long round foam pads that slide inside a pouch inside the arms and i was wondering what purpose they have as i have trouble fitting my arms inside the sleeves and was thinking about taking them out to give my arm some more room. Can anyone help out there? thanks

[verticalflyer 11]

Am sure you will get specific info from manufacturer, however I suspect they are there to provide a constant aerofoil leading edge, the Human arm isnt that effective compared to a consistent leading edge and the foam inserts usually help this.

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Fraser

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[lurch 0]

Exactly. Since the usual Tony reps haven't stopped by here to answer you, I will.
Those things are informally known as "foamies" and Fraser is right...their purpose is to provide a sculpted and clean leading edge. They've been used off and on in various Tony designs. My own new model S-Bird has them. Some of the heavier birds I fly with swear by them... Personally I don't notice the difference but I'm light and seldom truly use the maximum capabilities of the suit. Some of the bigger guys flying them have grown used to them and reported that switching to an otherwise identical Mach suit without foamies cost them a noticeable loss in float and speed performance.
-B

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[Skwrl 56]

I can confirm this. I have a much older Mach 1 and I had it added to my suit after jumping it for several hundred jumps. There was a remarkable increase in performance. Unless it's a safety issue for you (i.e., if you can't take advantage of the safety sleeve because it's too tight as a result of the size of your arms), I'd keep it.

On the other hand, I'm not a Tonysuit rep, so one of them should chime in.

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[mrbiceps 0]

okay thanks for the advice guys, maybe ill have to lay off the protein bars for a while. cheers