:help:helpguys DID R foster figure came with a parachute, but no reserve, can a reserve be hooked up to it? also why no reserve? would that chute been used during D-DAY? THANKS FOR YOUR help
:help:helpguys DID R foster figure came with a parachute, but no reserve, can a reserve be hooked up to it? also why no reserve? would that chute been used during D-DAY? THANKS FOR YOUR help
Yes you can put a reserve on the Ricky Foster parachute. Why no reserve? Who knows, maybe DiD used some bad source that claimed they jumped without it? Or they were just cutting corners..?
The Ricky Foster parachute is only suitable for paratroopers from Market Garden and later jumps - since it has the quick release harness.
Market Garden was a low altitude jump. A lot of paratroopers didn't wear a reserve chute because if the main canopy didn't deploy, the reserve wouldn't have anywhere enough time to open before they hit the ground.
The Market-Garden drop was a high drop, with average exits from 1,200 to 1.500 feet. This provided ample time to deploy a reserve chute in event of a main malfunction. By WW2 combat jump standards, 350-500 feet would be a low drop, with 800 feet about the average. Drops from over 1,000 feet were considered high altitude combat drops.
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