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Parar;hute lnilustry lssnilatinn sp,,rpllr,r{E{^^n,, c/o PerformanceTextiles,Inc. - 3917 Liberty Rd. - Greensboro, North Carolina 27406-6109 - USA - (910)275-5800 FAX (910) 275-8866 SPECIETESITONS MMMTIIEE ro/231e3 **Parac|ute Systems** We are callittg for test procedures ard stardards to be supplied by rnanufastr:rers, srq>Iiers ard ottrer interested parties to review criticalaspects of sports paractrute qlstens. 'Not just as qualified today, trrt for vrhat rnight be ilportant to futrrre items and rnaterials. Ihene are certail factors evolvilg in the supply of rnaterials ard ttre irdirect stryport of our qporf. ttrat have a potential to disrupt or alter rvtrat is arrailable today. Ttris was operienced in tJ.e mid 1980,s ard could repeat jn ttre mid to late 1990's. O:r priorities are (l-) safeQr ard (2) futr:re rnaterials supply. Sttpply lirni'tations incl-ude dcrunsizirg ard el-imination of techrnical supporf, at rrarious levels of supply begixning at the yarn rnanufac'LLlrers, and jxcltdixg vreavers, dyers ard finisfrers. A nr.uriber of former suppliers have e>
plarar;hlrltr Inilustry lssriilatirln c/oRigging|nnovations,lnc.-Po.goxls98fi235WalsonRoad.Romota DUAL SQUARE DEPLOYMENT STUDY INITIAL REPORT Sandv Beid Technical'Commiftee BACKGROUND In l99l the PIA Technical Committee was approached for information concerning the use of Dual Square canopy usage for student training by Drop Zone operators. With the mandatory use of AADs and the increase in the use of square reserves, theDZ operators needed up to date information as to what to teach their students in regards the possibility of nvo square canopies out at the same time. Questions that needed answers were: l. In the event of two square parachutes operL which is the best method of steering the combination? 2. Is the tendency for two square canopies opening simultaneously to go into a downplane, the opposite, or something in between? 3. If a downplane is encountered, what is the best method of remedying the situation? 4. Based on the above, what procedures should be taught to the first jump student in a dual square environment? When these questions were presented to the PIA membership at the January l99l meeting in Orlando, most agreed as to the need for answers. At that meeting, Mike Mayo of the USAPT Golden Knights, volunteered to coordinate a test program with the PIA Techcom. Since the Golden Knights used all square reserves for their teams, they also wanted further information. In addition, equipment test and evaluation and R & D were part of the team's mission. PART 1: THE ASAPT PROGRAM A test program was established under the auspices of the PIA Techcom to commence at the USAPT winter training camp in Yuma Aizona. Test Equipment was furnished by various manufacturers and aircraft and personnel by the USAPT. All tests were to be documented by the use of ground to air and air to air video cameras. Initially 50 test jumps were planned but in the end only l0 jumps were made. Members of the newly formed USAPT CRW team conducted the jumps. Since the initial focus of the tests were for student training environments, Manta mains and Raven 3 & 4 reserves were used. Special cutaway harness and containers and riser assemblies were used to duplicate the riser lengths and orientation. In all the tests, the team deployed the reserve canopy manually while under a fully inflated and flying main. The object was to duplicate the deployment of the reserye as if the AAD had fired and to see what the tendency of the reserve was as it deployed. Five different scenarios were identified for study. They were: l. Main open, reserve opens, pilotchute and bridle deploy but do not extract bag. (No reserye opening.)
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