thanks for the info vx, very interesting, i like the rib inflation issue.
just a few questions if I may
when did it start, 80s or 90s?
it seems that the technology in the puribad is essentially all uk based (except the us chute variation) - so its basically a uk success story, and the us seałs are using an ad platform made in wales. i like that idea.
do you know which other airforces use it (norway, aus?) if thats not a sensitive question?
it would be interesting to know how many puribad platforms are at the bottom of various oceans and seas - I assume we may never find out. I guess thats the idea of it sinking - 'we' were never there
PS drag, you might be surprised how much design work e.g. AFD in what was A&AEE did - e.g. Jaguar UOR41/94 that introduced TIALD etc.