Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1993 20:07:25 GMT From: andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) Message-ID: Organization: Negligible. Subject: Re: About parafoil shapes In article <1993Feb18.132855.24888@aber.ac.uk> puc@aber.ac.uk (Paul Crowley) writes: >I've just acquired a section of parachute (parafoil type not the round >one) width 1.1m (6 cells) and 2.8m deep. Now I realise this is low >aspect ratio but can anyone tell me if it can be made >to fly, all bridle loops are in place. You are in uncharted water, so be brave and take a guess. I'd say find a room big enough to hang the thing in, suspended by the bridle. If "bridle loops" means that it is ready to attach a bridle but didn't come with any string, I'd try the longest length that you can suspend in your living room. Arrange it so that all the lines have roughly even tension on them (none slack and the surface flat), with the nose slightly nearer the celing than the tail. The low aspect ratio should make life easier for you, as it should act something like a tail, providing stability. Sounds like fun! (got any spare, whole parachutes?) Andrew -- andrew@tug.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =