Mean Machine 1

Mean Machine 1 was the first of three swallowtails built by Martin Orr. It is flown here by Chris Scoble. (Chris invented the ScoboJet paraglider power unit of the early 1990s.)

Note the scallop and reduced billow compared to a standard rogallo.

The pairs of strings trailing in the airflow are sail ties permanently stitched either side of the keel pocket. Very convenient.