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Here is a breakdown of 292 canopies in use and their popularity at Bridge Day 2006. When I get more time, I'll compare this to past years and also see which container is the most popular. I thought some of you techno-geeks might want to waste your workday by overanalyzing this list and checking to see if it all adds up to 100%. Enjoy.


Ace ----- 17.12%
Blackjack ----- 11.99%
Fox ----- 11.64%
Mojo ----- 10.62%
Flik ----- 10.27%
Troll ----- 9.59%
Dagger ----- 7.19%
Raven ----- 6.16%
PD ----- 2.05%
Cruiselite ----- 1.71%
Fury ----- 1.71%
Rock Dragon ----- 1.37%
Aquila ----- 1.03%
Falcon ----- 1.03%
Lightning ----- 1.03%
Dragon ----- 0.68%
Pursuit ----- 0.68%
Titan ----- 0.68%
Triathalon ----- 0.68%
Astrobe ----- 0.34%
Interceptor ----- 0.34%
Manta ----- 0.34%
Parafoil ----- 0.34%
Pisa ----- 0.34%
Rascal ----- 0.34%
Sharpchuter ----- 0.34%
Spectre ----- 0.34%

Edit: Canopies listed as per those submitted by registered BD2006 jumpers. Many jumpers have additional rigs, so this list shouldn't be considered accurate.

It only adds up to 99.95%

Maybe the discrepancy occurs from using 2 significant figures.

Very nice Martin, you almost have 30% of the market share. What I don't get is why more people buy ACE then Black Jacks...
I started with an Ace and now I jump both. Facit, with my BJ I get softer openings on subterminal and terminal slider up jumps than with my Ace and I get faster openings with my BJ for slider down jumps. And I pack both canopies the same way. But sorry, this was a short hijack...

Edit to add:
When I say I pack both canopies the same way I mean that I leave the nose the same way. But of course I change the brake settings...

Isn't the Mojo also made by (or at least distributed by) Martin? That would put him at 39.7%.

ApexBASE has ~30% which includes the Fox, FliK, Dagger, and Rock Dragon.

That's some funny stuff. I knew I could get someone to fall for that.

While being the most popular doesn't always equate to being the best, we can see a lot from this analysis. And I'm sure the manufacturers might be interested in knowing a rough estimate of their market share as well. Bridge Day is a pretty good representation of the BASE community with new and old jumpers attending each year. So I would assume that these numbers aren't off by that much when extrapolated to the entire BASE community.

Stay tuned.....harness/containers will be posted shortly.

PS. Who makes the "Aquila" canopy? Never heard of it.

Im thinking most people who are jumping would be using their "B" gear if they have it. If I had been there I would have been jumping my Mojo not my Blackjack. It's faster to pack the openings are softer, and I wouldn't care as much if it got wet.
~J

how many people bring their A and B gear, even C?

i will.

The US BASE community. I'm sure if Bridge Day would be in Europe, it would look a little different.

So far, 11% of all Bridge Day 2006 jumpers come from outside the USA. What kind of canopy numbers would we see if it were in Europe? What would be the most popular canopy?

I can only guess but in Kjerag and Lauterbrunnen I have seen a lot of Trolls from European jumpers...

Gus at http://riggingsolutions.us/b_a_s_e__zone.htm

Hard to say Jason, but like Mikki I would expect the troll to take a bigger slice of the european pie. I'm basing that on absolutely nothing conclusive i must add.

ian

Is this common? I would fiqure if the ACE and the Black Jack are the same airfoil with the exception of the vents the BJ would open harder at subterminal and terminal. Any One?

just for the anal figure freaks......... do you have this data in comparison to previous years?

 

 

oops............. mis-read in my venting.....

Read post #1. Should have it shortly......cya.

Spectre?...Parafoil?....come-ON...really...

congrats are also due to aerodyne who has 0.68% of the market share. way to go guys !
late,
RJ$$

What makes you think that?

This is only a guess:
I think on a terminal jump the vents have a very low impact on the opening. I think on a terminal jump the canopy inflates manly through the nose.
The geometry and the line setting of the ACE and the BJ are identical.
I had some hard openings on subterminal (7 to 11 s) jumps with my ACE, but I think this is manly do to bad packing.
I never had a hard (in the BASE way...) opening with my same size BJ, but I have less jumps on it and maybe my packing has improved a bit...
But in general I think on terminal jumps both canopies will open the same. I would not buy a unvented canopy anymore.

 
Cruiselite ----- 1.71%
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WOW
Does this mean that someone other than Billy B jumps a Cruiselite?

be safe

kleggo

In the early 90's, I put 80+ BASE jumps on my Cruiselite 220. I would happily jump it again as long as there is water below. Just give it more time and the Cruiselite will be extinct.

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oops
i'm a bozo............

i meant to write
Pursuit ----- 0.68%
Does this mean that someone other than Billy B jumps a Pursuit?

my bad

Cruiselites are perfectly capable canopies in the right situations.

be safe
kleggo

There was a Paraflite MT-1 there

-Blind

Ahhhh, The old MT-1. The good old days.