The references below to the PC, 24', and 28' parachutes are round parachutes.
The 28' round was used in the Martin Baker extraction system system. I was not
comparing any round parachute (like the BRS) to the square parachutes used
today.  I was simply stating that the old 24' and 28' rounds have decent rates
that are probably similar to the BRS decent rate.  Sorry if I was unclear on
that.
Matt McManus

Quoting Lancair <lancair-esp@ustek.com>:

> With today's personal 'chutes you flare them on landing and the
> touchdown is like walking down the stairs.  You ain't gonna flare a
> Cirrus that's under the canopy.
>
> Robert M. Simon
> ES-P N301ES
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mmcmanus@grandecom.net [mailto:mmcmanus@grandecom.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 6:47 PM
> To: lml@lancaironline.net
> Subject: Re: [LML] Re: The Cirrus, the Farmers Daughter, and the BS
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> 25 fps is not that high.  I expect it is pretty close to those 28' round
> canopies some of you were sitting on and was attached to a Martin Baker.
> The old Para Commander (PC), which was a big improvement over the 28'
> and 24' round canopies, had a rate of 14-16 fps.  So 25 fps is not too
> bad, especially when considering that the landing gear and seats etc
> will absorb a lot of energy.
> Matt McManus
> >
> > 25 feet per second is 1500 fpm.
> >
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