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Old 02-10-2015, 02:01 AM
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Originally Posted by ghrocketman
My Enerjet Nike Smoke kit (opened) has the hand-sewn Silk Parachute in fine flyable shape, though it will NOT be flown once I build the kit. I will save it in a bag.
Very interesting that it must have passed through Betty Piester's hands.
How about creating a pattern and recording its other particulars (the gore colors, fabric type [someone at a fabric store could identify the type & weave], shroud line length and type, etc.)? That and a copy of the 'chute instructions (if the instructions for the "sewing required" one are online somewhere, or if someone has them) would comprise sellable "Retro-Repro" items!
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