Lot 270
Aviation Parachute Model (1/12 scale, about 22x16") This handmade white parachute model was a type of "Aerial Recovery Parachute" that was designed for the capture of satellite re-entry vehicles. The cone extentions would support the engagement lines to allow an aircraft to grab the parachute and its payload in mid-air. This version of this chute has two cone extentions. These were tested at Wright-Patterson AFB as early as the mid-1950s. (Hulsizer #177.14).
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
Ex. the Red Hulsizer collection of Experimental, prototype parachutes.
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