ARMY TM 10-1670-281-23&P
AIR FORCE T.O. 13C5-32-2
NAVY NAVAIR 13-1-32
2-26. Canopy Line (cont).
(r) Using a suitable marking aid, mark the replacement line length at the lower edge of the lower
lateral band.
(s) Cut the replacement radial line-length at the mark made in (r), above, and temporarily secure
the line loose end to the lower lateral band with tacking or pushpins.
(t) Wax the cut upper end of the original suspension line. Pass the waxed line end up through
the V-tab and position the line end of the canopy outside adjacent to the replacement radial
line. The mark made in (c), above, should be alined with the lower edge of the lower lateral
band. Secure the suspension line end to the radial seam using temporary tacking or
pushpins.
(u) Cut a 6 1/2-inch length and a 7-inch length of 9/16-inch-wide, type I nylon webbing and wax
each webbing end by 1/4 inch. Place the 6 1/2-inch-long webbing lengthwise on the inside of
the affected canopy radial seam with the lower edge of the webbing located 8 inches above
the lower edge of the lower lateral band. Secure the webbing to the radial seam center from
the canopy outside with a 6 1/2-inch long row of 3/16-inch wide double-throw zigzag stitching.
Stitching will be made using a medium-duty sewing machine and size E nylon thread, 7 to 11
stitches per inch.
(v) Place the 7-inch long webbing lengthwise on the original radial seam on the canopy inside
and aline the lower end of the webbing with the lower edge of the V-tab. Secure the webbing
to the radial seam with temporary tacking or pushpins.
(w) Secure the 7-inch long webbing to the replacement radial line by stitching a 3/16-inch-wide
row of double-throw zigzag stitching from the lower edge of the lower lateral band to the
upper end of the webbing length (figure 2-117). Stitching will be made using a medium-duty
sewing machine and size E nylon thread, 7 to 11 stitches per inch.
(x) Secure the upper end of the suspension line-to the V-tab and radial seam by making a 3/16-
inch wide row of double-throw zigzag stitching from a point 1/4 inch below the V-tab to a
point 1/4 inch beyond the end of the suspension line (figure 2-117). Stitching will be made
using a medium-duty sewing machine and size E nylon thread, 7 to 11 stitches per inch.
Remove the temporary tacking or pushpins installed in (t) and (u), above.
(y) Reinstall the upper, intermediate, and lower radial seam reinforcement tapes removed in (b),
above, by restitching according to original construction details and the procedures in
paragraph 2-28, below. Stitching will be made using a medium-duty sewing machine and size
E nylon thread, 7 to 11 stitches per inch. Reinstall the loose end of the pocket band removed
in (d), above, by restitching according to original attachment details. Stitching will be made
using a medium-duty sewing machine and size E nylon thread, 7 to 11 stitches per inch.
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