The PlAProducts - Parachute Industry Association

PRO.JECT ID NUMBER: TC-O]-3
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P}TOJECT NAME ! FREE BAG SAFETY STAW LENGTH sTUDY.
COORDINATOR: John Sherman
PROJECT GjAL/PURPoSE! To establiEh a relationship between the length of
the Free Bag safety Stow and. the arnount of llne bulk need.ed €o
secure the nouth of the bag.
PROJECT BACKGROUND: Inltlat experience has shown that the retentlon
provlded by line stovr eta-stlc retalners on a baq or sleeve is
crltlcal. The indlustry has recoqnlzed thls bv piovldlnq differenL
]enqth rubber bands f6r differefit line biqht-btfk canoiies. In
part.icular, witn the use of extrernely snail diarneter tLnes such as
, spectra, that it rnay be poeslble for-the l1nes to sllp out
premalurely during cleployment, thereby causlngr a malfunctlon.
CURRENT STATUS: This proiect was qlven to,fohn Sherman to develop test
parameters to deierfrlne lf tfiere is ln fact a potentlal problem.
COI'IPLETION DATE: Cahceled.
STMMARY: Due to a lack of interest and input from the rest of the
lndustry, this project has been canceled.