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Dan_San_Abbott · 6 October 2005, 04:14 PM

PPPF:
Balloon observers were issued parachute by both sides and all services. All were satisfactory for balloon use. Germany issued the Heinecke Fallschirm as government furnished equipment and were delivered with the airplane. The first use was in April 1918 and were almost all fighter pilots used them at least as a seat cushion. I have a list of 69 events were pilots used in an attempt to save their lives. The harness design was inadequet for airspeeds of 120 mph. There were several failures where the harness failed when the parachute opened. The problem was the technology was not there at that time. Allied pilots were not issued parachutes. The British Air Ministry was of the opinion that RAF pilots would bailout if they were engaged. The germans were first and it saved lives. Ltn.Ernst Udet was one.
Blue skies,
Dan-San

6 October 2005, 04:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dan_San_Abbott Rest in Peace Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Ceres, California Posts: 9,119	German Heinecke Fallschirm (Parachute). PPPF: Balloon observers were issued parachute by both sides and all services. All were satisfactory for balloon use. Germany issued the Heinecke Fallschirm as government furnished equipment and were delivered with the airplane. The first use was in April 1918 and were almost all fighter pilots used them at least as a seat cushion. I have a list of 69 events were pilots used in an attempt to save their lives. The harness design was inadequet for airspeeds of 120 mph. There were several failures where the harness failed when the parachute opened. The problem was the technology was not there at that time. Allied pilots were not issued parachutes. The British Air Ministry was of the opinion that RAF pilots would bailout if they were engaged. The germans were first and it saved lives. Ltn.Ernst Udet was one. Blue skies, Dan-San