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Fig 15 – Middle of the canopy bulging out
Fig 16 – Corrected canopy and centred lines
The gathered canopy apex makes a square pocket between the centre lines. Sometimes this pokes/
bulges out of the centre during the folding process (Fig 15). This pocket should be pushed back
between the centre lines towards the packing loops, at the top-centre of the canopy (Fig 16).
The centre line length/tension is carefully tuned for each model, in respect of packing easiness,
construction, ageing and opening safety.
Depending on your model, you have to strain (1-2kg) your centre lines, to push back
the canopy centre above the bottom edge (Fig 16).
This could result, that the canopy
surface between the centre attachment point and the packing loops has less tension!
The centre line attachment points should lie alongside the middle of the canopy. If a centre line has
