04-15-2017, 10:38 PM
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Surfrajettes Fan
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: El Paso
Posts: 1,113
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X-Parachutes
Comrades:
Would somebody (who knows) talk me through the theory of X-shaped parachutes, please?
Less drift?
Use the next size larger because it has less area?
Is it strictly aesthetics?
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