Parachute canopy

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1977-07-25

1978-10-03

Barefoot, Galen L.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Safety lowering devices

Parachutes

B64D 1712

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041179935

ABSTRACT:
A parachute canopy formed of circumferential rings of stretch fabric which stretch in a circumferential direction only. The canopy is formed by a plurality of trapezoidal fabric panels. Subsets of these panels form a plurality of rings which extend from the crown to the skirt. The radially inboard rings are formed from the stretch fabric and are joined along their adjacent circumferential seams with a double row of zig-zag stitching. The radially outboard rings are of a non-stretch fabric such as nylon.

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patent: 2134362 (1938-10-01), Frieder
patent: 2527553 (1950-10-01), Ingels
patent: 3173636 (1965-03-01), Sepp, Jr.
patent: 3222016 (1965-12-01), Boone
patent: 3655152 (1972-04-01), Bonn et al.
patent: 3795376 (1976-03-01), Stevenson et al.

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