MIL-STD-849B
3.2.92 Pack, opening spring, band. A cloth covered steel spring assembly with a hook at each end that rapidly pulls the flaps away from the canopy allowing quick opening of the pack.
seams.
3.2.93 Panel. The portion of a canopy between two adjacent suspension lines or radial
3.2.94 Parachute. An assembly consisting of canopy, risers, bridles, deployment bag, and, in some cases, a pilot chute. Pack and attaching webbings (harnesses) are a part of the parachute when they are built into the suspended load as an integral part of the load.
3.2.94.1 Parachute, airdrop (cargo chute). A parachute designed to deliver equipment or supplies from aircraft in flight.
3.2.94.2 Parachute, approach, landing. A parachute used in flight to improve jet aircraft flight characteristics during normal landing approach or in approach under marginal weather conditions.
back.
3.2.94.3 Parachute, back-type. A parachute designed for attachment to the wearer's
chest.
3.2.94.4 Parachute, chest-type. A parachute designed for attachment to the wearer's
3.2.94.5 Parachute, deceleration (drag). A parachute used on jet aircraft to decrease landing roll.
3.2.94.6 Parachute, extraction. A parachute used to extract cargo from aircraft in flight and to deploy cargo parachutes.
3.2.94.7 Parachute, gliding: A parachute specifically designed to glide, generally of the ram-air type configured as a rectangular or elliptical wing, sometimes referred to as a square parachute.
3.2.94.8 Parachute, personnel. A parachute used to lower personnel from aircraft in
flight.
3.2.94.9 Parachute, recovery system. Normally these systems are comprised of static lines, a pilot chute, deployment bag(s), first stage parachute (used to decelerate and stabilize the load), intermediate parachute (used to further decelerate the load), final recovery parachute (used for final delivery of load to earth), and controlling/actuating devices.
3.2.94.10 Parachute, reserve. A second parachute, usually worn on chest of personnel making a premeditated jump, to be used in the event that the main parachute fails.
3.2.94.11 Parachute, round. A parachute in a generally round configuration that has no or very minimal glide capability and is generally considered to have a ballistic trajectory. May refer to a number of round configurations or to any non-gliding configuration.
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