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The Parachute Industry Association has adopted
over 275 Military Specifications and is maintaining
them as Commercial Specifications. They are being
added to this list as they are converted..
You may order paper editions by
telephone/maillfaxJe-mail or you may save time and
money by ordering and retrieving electronic
editions from the PIA Web site. See the ordering
instructions at the end of this document.
PIA-C-3395-J (formerly MIL-C-3395J), Cloth,
Netting: Nylon or Polyester. This cloth is intended
for use in tentage and equipage items.
#3395 l6 pages, I illustration. Electronic: $25.00;
Paper $35.00
PIA-W-4088-K (formerly MIL-W-4088K),
Webbing, Textile and Nylon This webbing is
intended for use in parachutes and their accessories,
tow target reinforcement, safety belt, bomb hoists
and slings, tie down equipment, and overrun
barriers. The type XXVII webbing is intended for
use in the manufacture of aeronautical safety
equipment. The type XXVIII is used for the cover,
water canteen, 2 quart collapsible. TypesVIIIb and
VIIIc are used in load carrying equipment.
#4088 36 pages, 9 illustrations. Electronic: $25.00;
Paper $35.00
PIA-T-5038-H (formerly MIL-T-5038H), Tape,
Textile and Webbing, Textile, Reinforcing, Nylon.
This tape and webbing is intended for binding and
reinforcing applications in parachute packs and for
equipage.
#5038 20 pages, 3 illustrations. Electronic: $25.00;
Paper $35.00
PIA-C-5040-H (formerly MIL-C-5040H), Cord,
Fibrous and Nylon. This cord is intended for use as
personnel parachute suspension lines and is also
used with various equipage items.
#5040 l9 pages. Electronic: $25.00; Paper $35.00
PIA-T-5608-G (formerly MIL-T-5608G), Tape,
Textile: Webbing Textile. This tape is intended for
use in the fabrication of parachutes of tape-type
construction known as "ribbon parachutes".
#5608 l3 pages. Electronic: $25.00; Paper $35.00
PIA-C-7020-H (formerly MIL-C-7020-H), Cloth,
Parachute, Nylon-Rip Stop and Twill Weave. The
primary use of this cloth is in the manufacture of
ejection and non-ejection parachutes for personnel,
cargo parachutes and other types of deceleration
devices. However, it may be used as a base cloth in
coated fabrics for other applications.
#7020 23 pages, 6 illustrations. Electronics:
$25.00; Paper $35.00
PIA-C-7219-F (formerly MIL-C-7219F), Cloth,
Duck and Nylon The cloth covered by this
specification is intended for use in the manufacture
ofparachute packs and other equipage.
#7219 l6 pages. Electronic: $25.00; Paper $35.00
PIA-C-7350-G (formerly MIL-C-7350G), Cloth,
Parachute and Nylon These fabrics are intended
for use in cargo parachutes, aircraft deceleration
systems and special deceleration systems.
#7350 20 pages, 6 illustrations. Electronic: $25,00;
Paper $35.00
PIA-C-7515-F (formerly MIL-C-7515F),
Cord, Nylon and Coreless.. This cord is intended
for use in cargo type parachutes. Type XI cord is
intended for use as tow cables. Type Ia and Illa
cord are intended for low cost parachutes.
#7515 l3 pages. Electronic: $25.00; paper $35.00
Para NewsBrief - December 1996