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From: hamilton@uiucuxc.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Re: Wing-loading - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 19-Jul-83 04:31:06 EDT
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uiucuxc!hamilton    Jul 18 23:43:00 1983

i don't fully understand the drift of this wing-loading discussion,
but just for fun, the statistics for my parachute are:
    weight    area      glide
     160lb 180sqft 2?:1@20mph
     .89 lb/sqft
mine is a rather small canopy (and an old one as well), and i am a
very light jumper.  more typical figures would be gross weights
around 170lbs, wing areas 200-220sqft, and glides 3+:1 at 30mph.
	wayne ({decvax,ucbvax}!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!)hamilton