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below section copied from my rewrite of same on Edward L. Hoffman article pageUser:Peteschulz210 (talk) 17:22, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[edit]

In September of 1918, General Billy Mitchell directed that a team evaluate available parachutes and identify the best chute. Mitchell picked Glenn Martin test pilot and former flying circus daredevil Floyd Smith. Smith added motor mechanic Guy Ball to his two man team.^[1] After the WWI Armistice, Smith's team came under command of Major Hoffman who added several other civilians including: Floyd Smith, Guy Ball, show-jumper Harry Eibe, Army parachutist Ralph Bottreil, engineers James Russell and Jimmy Higgins. The newly reorganized team tested 17 parachute designs including: static line designs of Broadwick, Stevens, Ors, Kiefer Kline, Otto Heinecke, Leslie Irvin, Omaha Tent Company, and Floyd Smith.^[1] The first tests, using dummies, favored Floyd Smith's parachute design. This winning design was further developed and merged key features into the "Type A" parachute: a soft pack worn on the back; a rip cord to deploy the parachute; and a spring assisted pilot chute to aid in main parachute deployment.^[2]^[2] Conservative Major Hoffman and others believed the free-fall was dangerous and that a jumper might blackout before pulling the ripcord. Aerial circus jumpers Floyd Smith and Leslie Irvin convinced Hoffman to test the Type A with Irvin volunteering to jump and Smith piloting the test.^[1] User:Peteschulz210 (talk) 17:22, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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^ ^a ^b ^c Hearn, Peter. The Sky People A History of Parachuting (First ed.). UK: Airlife. p. 72-76. ISBN 1-85310-114-1.
^ ^a ^b "Parachutes Construction and Types 1942 US Army Training Film". Vimeo.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

[The_Sky_People-1] Hearn, Peter. The Sky People A History of Parachuting (First ed.). UK: Airlife. p. 72-76. ISBN 1-85310-114-1.

[Vimeo-2] "Parachutes Construction and Types 1942 US Army Training Film". Vimeo.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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