Talk:Cooper vane

correct capitalization
Is it Cooper Vane or Cooper vane? RickK 05:30, Apr 19, 2005 (UTC)


 * I think it's technically a "cooper vane". -Lommer | talk 00:29, 29 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Voted "Cooper vane" for both term and article title. Request change. 74.132.209.231 05:30, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

mechanics
Does anyone know how it actually works? Is it just a springloaded plate that moves and locks the door when the aircraft reaches a certain airspeed or what? A description of the mechanism would be appreciated. -Lommer | talk 00:29, 29 August 2005 (UTC)


 * I've managed to get a look at one and I now know how it works, I'll try to put that into the article. -User:Lommer | talk 00:11, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Yeah what a joke this article is. I came here looking for an explanation of what's on the inside and all I get is this garbage stub. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.126.79.95 (talk) 17:35, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

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Skydiving from Aircraft with Cooper vane
At the World FreeFall Convention starting in 1992, there was a 727 and later a DC-9 (from Skydive Perris) for one day of the event. The 727 was a cargo config, usually from Amerijet. The air stairs were removed on the ground. The top 3 or so steps, which are fixed, were covered in plywood, and the hydraulic cylinders were covered with padding for safety. The inside door was closed for takeoff and opened as the aircraft came around for jumprun. Many of us who jumped the jet (7 times over 5 years myself, including once with a skysurf board, and a few thousand other people over the span of a decade at least) get asked about the Cooper vane, and some people who hear about it even claim that the story is fake because the Cooper vane prevents opening in flight. They seem to miss the point that the stairs were removed in preparation, so that defeats the Cooper vane. Cooper vane was probably removed too, since it would stick out a few inches into the path of the exiting jumpers. There are many references, in print, and photos and videos on YouTube. Not sure if this is worthy of addition to the article, but I'd love opinions/votes. Thanks, and Blue Skies! Titaniumlegs (talk) 12:11, 24 November 2020 (UTC)