ARMY TM 10-1670-279-23&P
AIR FORCE T.O. 13C5-27-2
NAVY NAVAIR 13-1-28
1-9. Equipment Data (cont).
b.
Assembly Specifics:
(1)
Canopy assembly.
Shape ....................................................................................
Flat-circular
Diameter................................................................................
22-ft
Design ...................................................................................
Ring slot
Number of gores ...................................................................
28
Number of sections per gore ..................................................
7
Gore material ........................................................................
Type II, 3.5-ounce Nylon
Number of vent lines..............................................................
14
Number of suspension lines ...................................................
28
Suspension line material ........................................................
Type V coreless nylon cord
Suspension line length (from connector
link to lower lateral band)................................................
22 ft
Canopy length (from lower lateral
band to upper lateral band) ....................................................
10 ft
Number of pocket bands ........................................................
28
Number of connector links .....................................................
6
(2
Deployment bag.
Pendulum line material ..........................................................
Type IV coreless nylon cord
Pendulum line length .............................................................
85 inches (cut length)
(3) Extraction line.
Length ...................................................................................
60 ft
Number of plies .....................................................................
2
Number of release knives ......................................................
3
(4) Adapter web
Length ...................................................................................
5 ft
Number of plies .....................................................................
6
1-10. Safety, Care, and Handling.
a.
Safety. It is imperative that you observe all safety precautions specified on the warning page in the front of this
manual. You must also observe specific warnings and cautions specified throughout this manual. The warnings are
provided to tell you how to protect yourself from death or serious injury.
b.
Care and Handling.
(1)
Use care in handling packed parachutes as metal parts can cause personal injury.
(2)
Remove all jewelry when packing or performing maintenance on the parachute. Damage to the canopy
materials could result from watches, rings, bracelets, etc.
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