ARMY TM 10-1670-276-23&P
AIR FORCE T.O. 13C5-29-2
NAVY NAVAIR 13-1-29
2-11. Shakeout and Airing.
This task covers
a. Shakeout
b. Airing
Tools
Equipment Condition
Brush, Scrub, Household, Item 1, Appendix B
Parachute suspended
a. Shakeout The shakeout will be accomplished by a two-person team either Indoors within a shakeout room
or outdoors at a shakeout tower. Each parachute will be suspended by the canopy vent and all debris removed by
shaking the canopy thoroughly or by brushing with a dry, soft-bristled brush as detailed below:
(1)
With assistance from no 2 person, no 1 person will connect the snap on a pulley rope to canopy bridle
loop (A, figure 2-7).
(2)
Through use of pulley rope, no 2 person will raise the canopy to a suitable height which will enable the
no 1 person to perform shakeout on each of the canopy gores. Until gore shaking process Is completed
no 2 person will maintain a steady pull on pulley rope to hold the suspended canopy at working height
needed by the no 1 person.
(3)
The no 1 person will grasp any two consecutive suspension lines, one in each hand (B, figure 2-7), and
vigorously shake the first gore When the gore is free of debris, no 1 person passes the line from the
right hand to the left hand and grasps next consecutive suspension line in right hand No 1 person will
shake out each consecutive gore until all suspension lines are held In the left hand and all gores are free
of debris.
(4)
Once the gore shaking process is completed, no 2 person will slowly raise suspended canopy higher as
no 1 person clears suspension lines of debris and removes entanglements (C, figure 2-7) when possible.
(5)
After suspension lines have been cleared, no 2 person may hold or temporarily secure pulley rope while
no 1 person proceeds to clear debris from other parachute components such as risers or deployment
bag.
(6)
When all components are free of debris, no 2 person will slowly lower canopy while the no 1 person
S-folds suspension lines into deployment bag (D, figure 2-7). After suspension lines have been
completely folded, no 1 person will accordion-fold canopy length on top of folded lines.
(7)
As canopy folding is being completed, no 1 person disconnects canopy vent from pulley rope snap.
Secure the folded canopy assembly for further handling.
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