Monday, July 11, 2011

173rd Airborne in the breeze.



Nice photos but why is the 173rd still jumping the old parachutes?  I thought that everyone would be using the T-11 by now.  If you have any knowledge on it, then hit me up.

Check out the guy in the bottom pic closest to the ground.  He must be experiencing ground rush from hell...I'd pay money to see his PLF!
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  1. joeTuesday, July 12, 2011 3:30:00 AM

    could the old chutes be used for training purposes so as not to wear the newer version?

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  2. TLAM StrikeThursday, July 14, 2011 11:28:00 AM

    Did you see this Soloman?

    http://defensetech.org/2011/07/14/army-suspends-use-of-new-parachute/

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  3. SolomonThursday, July 14, 2011 11:35:00 AM

    yeah i did....i was going to put something up but decided to wait for more info.

    Army Airborne is paranoid about safety so i doubt that it was a packing error that led to this...but thats my personal opinion...a man died so i want to wait for more facts to come in...

    i do know that this type of parachute has been used in the sport industry for a while now ...

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