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this is what George Galloway wanted to build about 8 years ago.

 

Ya but some dumb fuck would still hit it.

Kinda like this:

 

What you really need is something like the paratrooper jump towers or the Brooklyn landmark from the '39 Worlds Fair...

That CAD program looks familiar. Did you use CIMCAD or ExpertCAD to produce your design?

 

Like this?

 

nope

 that's why autocad sucks. you should look into other programs..... are you an engineer???

I've actually jumped two towers that look pretty much like that, except instead of a donut, the exit point is just a "+" of catwalks, held up by suspension cables. And I know of another one that looks much the same, but is taller, that some guys were trying to set up an event at a few years back.

 

found this a while ago, have not looked at it yet. pretty cool configuration though.

One such tower in this video.
http://www.skydivingmovies.com/...ion=file&id=7721

wrong link. This one.

http://www.skydivingmovies.com/...ion=file&id=7596

I wouldn't bother. It's around 300 feet and guyed on each side with wires every 90 degrees. Since i was already there, I climbed part way up and left the rig on the ground.

Here's a crude drawing.

And AM if I remember... they normally are... havent found a non AM one yet

Yep. That's one I was thinking about. In my log book I called it "The Iron Cross" for it's shape. It's a very popular object.

I doubt that they are AM; originally I believe that that they are the old Western Union microwave repeater towers. I don't know if they are still used for that or if they have since been modded for other uses.

wow.... wires of death

Yea, I scoped out that one I posted earlier in the thread, evidently it takes a LOT of wires to keep it from falling over...



WU gen2 tower