ARMY TM 10-1670-279-23&P
AIR FORCE T.O. 13C5-27-2
NAVY NAVAIR 13-1-28
2-16. Packing the 22-Foot Cargo Extraction Parachute (cont).
(11) To complete the canopy flatfold, dress the gores and the skirt reinforcement (lower lateral band). Ensure that
14 gores are in each-gore group and that a clear air channel exists between the two gore groups. Lay a
packing weight across the suspension lines just below the line separator (figure 2-22).
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Long Folding the Canopy. Beginning with panel/section number 1, fold first four sections of right group of gores
from the center of each section over radial seam. Repeat same procedure for left group of gores. Place packing weights
on folded panel/sections to hold the folds in position. Ensure longfold does not exceed width of deployment bag (figure
2-23).
Figure 2-23. Long Fold Complete.
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