No, I was actually asking, so thanks for the reply
From the videos I've seen of Kittingers jump, the area of his drag chute didn't look much bigger than him, so I didn't think it would help much in beginning of his jump.
Thanks for clarifying.
You're welcome.
Modern tandem parachute systems actually use a similar system in order to prevent the tandem master/passenger pair from tumbling out of control, and also to reduce terminal speed so as to minimize parachute deployment shock. The drogue then acts as pilot chute to deploy the main canopy, I don't know if Kittinger's setup worked in a similar fashion or whether the drogue was eventually ditched.
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Dg800