This is a complete (but de-milled, shrouds cut, see photo!) Cargo Parachute. It's a G-12E, 64 foot in diameter conical parachute(NSN 1670-01-065-3755).
I bought this parachute at:
Fort Benning, Georgia the home of the
U.S. Army Infantry School
Don't like my price?
Then MAKE ME AN OFFER!
NOTE:
The shrouds (that's the ropes attached to the 'chute) have been cut! (de-milled)
I included the drawing of the parachute in flight to give you the idea of what it looks like when inflated.
This sale includes all the cut shrouds and the parachute pack as seen in the picture and, other than the cut shrouds, it is in pretty good condition otherwise
Here's what the tech manual on the 'chute says:
The G-12 is a 64-foot (19.4 m) diameter, flat circular Cargo Parachute Assembly
designed primarily for use in the aerial delivery of supplies and equipment either
by the Container Delivery System (CDS) or by the Platform Delivery System
(PLADS).
The G-12 is a heavy capacity parachute designed for the air delivery
of bulk-type platform loads.
In the CDS mode, a single G-12 Cargo Parachute
Assembly is normally used in conjunction with a cargo container.
In the PLADS
mode of delivery, two or more G-12 cargo parachutes are rigged to a platform
load in a multi-canopy cluster configuration.
G-12 64-FT CARGO DELIVERY PARACHUTE ASSEMBLY
Packed Dimensions :
35 in (88.9 cm) Length
24 in (60.9 cm) Width
12 in (30.5 cm) Height
Weight of Assembly : 128 lbs (58 Kg)
Load Carrying Capacity :
Min 501 lbs ( 227 Kg) / Max 3500 lbs (1587.5 Kg)
(depending upon air delivery load weight)
Minimum Drop Altitude : 550 ft (167.64 m) AGL depending upon air delivery load weight.
It's designed to carry 3500 POUNDs of GEAR, that's why it's so BIG!!!
It measures
64 FEET! in diameter.
Foreign nationals take note!
Due to its tactical and strategic value,
I cannot sell this to anyone other than
a certified US CITIZEN!
Not a US CITIZEN?
DO NOT BID FOR THIS ITEM!!!
If you bid for this item you are certifying that you are indeed a citizen!!
Sorry, it ain't my rule... but I gotta follow it!
I ship to the lower 48 states
from the
GREAT STATE of GEORGIA!
Outside the lower 48 states? Make arrangements before you bid!
SHIPPING
This sucker is big and it's heavy!
UNCRATED it weighs 130 pounds and measures 34 x 24 x 12.
It can't be shipped by parcel post...
it's gotta go UPS!
and it...
ain't gonna be CHEAP to ship!
If you bid on this and win,
YOU gotta PAY the SHIPPING...
To give you an idea, the shipping to the left coast from where I am will run
around
$140
Use the shipping calculator to get an accurate price and delivery time for shipping.
OR... you can pick it up here in Carrollton, Georgia!
That's a lot to spend...
...but there's a lot of stuff here!
Considering that there are 64 shrouds
and each one is about 100 feet long (I didn't actually measure them... but that's what it seems like when you compare the picture of the shrouds to the width of the canopy shown in the drawing)
That's A LOT of rope!
And the canopy is huge!
It works out to about
200 square feet of ripstop nylon parachute material!
OR...
Get an old blower out of an old house furnace, tie the edges to the ground and blow air into it to inflate it and make a
COOL TEMPORARY ENCLOSURE!!!
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