EQUIPMENT CARGO AERIAL DELIVERY PARACHUTE SUPPLY DROPPING 8.5 M

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This Parachute is used for dropping supplies and loads ranging from 135 to 160 kg from Aircraft flying at 305m height with a speed of 120 to 150 knots.

SALIENT FEATURES

Design of Canopy Flat fully rigged

CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS

Dia. of skirt 8.5 m No. of Gores 28 No. of Panels in each gore 4 Load dropping capacity 135 to 160 kg

BASIC MATERIAL

a. Blended Fabric Polyester & Cotton (67:330 for SD Parachute conforming to Appendix ‘A’ to Prov. Specn. No. IND/TC/2684. b. Count of Yearn (warp & weft) 20 Tex c. Mass (gm/m 2 ), Max. 130 gm d. Breaking Load (Kgf/N) Min Warp Weft 65 (635 N) 55 (540 N) e. Air Porosity (cm 3 /cm 2 /sec) 490 ± 125 f. Ends/dm Picks/dm 330 – 350 250 – 270 g. Composition (%) (Dry Mass Basis) Polyester 67 ± 2 Cotton 33 ± 2

SHELF LIFE

a. Shelf Life 10 years B. Drop Life 20 Drops

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