HIGH ALTITUDE PARACHUTE

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High Altitude Parachute has been designed and developed for use in high altitude dropping zones upto 20,000 ft ASL and for training jumps at plains from high speed AN-32 A/C.

SALIENT FEATURES

Design of Canopy Flat Circular

MAIN COMPONENTS

Canopy 01 Fabric Nylon 52 gm Harness 01 Webbing Nylon 44 mm OG 2950 Kg Pack Cover 01 Fabric Nylon 370 gm Air Textured disruptive printed P U coated Bag Inner 01 Cloth Cotton Closely Woven 310 gm OG Bag Carrying Nylon 01 Duck Nylon 230 gm OG

CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS

Rate of descent 2.4 to 3.3 m/s Dia of Canopy 10.67 m Effective length of rigging lines 7772 mm No. of Rigging lines 30 No. of gores/Panels 30 / 5

BASIC MATERIAL

Fabric Nylon Low porosity 52 gm Rip Stop Weave Olive Darb Shade No. 298 to Specn. no. IS:5 conforming to specn No. ADRDE/Specn/1983/14

Yarn Nylon 6 or Nylon 66, 30 denier Weave Rip Stop Mass (Max) /m2 52 gm Air Porosity 600 to 780 cm3/cm2/sec Braking Strength 45 Kg

LIFE OF PARACHUTE

15 Years or 100 Live descents whichever is earlier.

Contact :

Marketing & Export Division Ordnance Factory Board Ayudh Bhawan Government of India Ministry of Defence 10A, S. K. Bose Road, Kolkata – 700 001, India. Tel: 0091-33-2248 9027 / 2248 2103 / 2248 5077-80 Fax : 0091-33-2248 1748/2210 8235 Mail : ofbtrade@dataone.in www.ofb.gov.in