SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle re parachutes for NORJAK test drop

Document date 18 January 1972

Part 70page 751 pageDB Cooper-29801

Also filed at: Part 64 p. 123

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Document: Memo SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle re parachutes for NORJAK test drop
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 70 p. 75 (DB Cooper-29801), Memo, dated 18 Jan 1972, serial SE 164-81-1993 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-70%3A075-075

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 1/18/72

SA CHARLES E. FARRELL

NORJAK

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In connection with preparations for the test drop, efforts were made to contact EARL COSSEY at SUnset 3-0475. COSSEY was out, but [REDACTED] [REDACTED], Seattle, [REDACTED] of EARL COSSEY, advised that he was presently working toward

[REDACTED]. He advised that one of the back packs was a 26 footer and the other a 28 footer, but both were rigged so they would have the same rate of descent.

He advised that the 26 foot chute, although it is smaller, also has a different design which would explaine why the two chutes could have an almost identical rate of descent. According to a chart referred to by [REDACTED], the chutes would have the following rate of descent:

A 28 foot with a person between 180 and 200 lbs., would drop about 17 to 18 feet per second.

He advised that the chutes would normally deploy in 3 or 4 seconds. They both were like military chutes in that they did not have sleeves.

[REDACTED] advised that he works [REDACTED] [REDACTED].

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Sub. L 164-81-1993

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DB Cooper-29801

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1993

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