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Subject: Re: Canopy Rejuvenation
Message-ID: <1991May1.145210.340@otago.ac.nz>
From: klox@otago.ac.nz
Date: 1 May 91 14:52:10 NZDT
References: <257@darkstar.cs.utexas.edu>
Organization: University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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In article <257@darkstar.cs.utexas.edu>, bunda@cs.utexas.edu (John Bunda) writes:

> Leonard Moorehead, local skydiver/inventor, has come up with a process
> for coating parachute fabric to reduce its permeability (or porosity
> as everyone calls it).  He had experimented with this on a couple of
> canopies, and the owners of these were pretty ecstatic with the
> results.  One of his first experiments was on an old Firefly of mine
> but it had been so long since I'd jumped that old rag, it was hard for
> me to tell.

Yowsa!

Sounds like my saggy old paraglider could do with some of this magic!
Any idea if he's going to market it widely?

Cheers
KLox