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The Recovery Systems Design Manual

By Theo Knacke

"This Manual's purposes to provide recovery system engineers in government and industry with tools to evaluate, analyze, select, and design parachute recovery systems." -International Aerospace Abstracts

"Since it represents distilled wisdom received from a very experienced parachute design engineer this book is invaluable. This book makes a significant contribution to aeronautical engineering."
-David Cockrell, The Aeronautical Journal, The Royal Aeronautical Society.

"The last word in technical design manuals for recovery systems."
-CanPara magazine, The Canadian Sport Parachuting Association.

"The Parachute Recovery Systems Design Manual by Theo Knacke is simply an incredible compilation of parachute design information."
-ParaGliding, the magazine.

"An incredible compilation of parachute design information."
-B.C. Sport Parachute Council Newsletter.

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Theo Knacke's book has also been reviewed in Sport Parachutist magazine, the Netherlands, International Human Flight magazin, Austria, and Fallshirm Sport magazin, Austria.

This book was written for the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake by Mr. Knacke. The Navy contracted with Dan Poynter's Para Publishing to publish the book and make it available to both the military and civilian markets.