“They mostly come at night.” Photo source: Complete Parachute Systems […]
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Reserve Parachute Testing Seeks to Eliminate Premature Activations
Certified parachute test jumpers here finished 23 risk reduction jumps with the T-11R Single Pin Troop reserve parachute, making sure it works as it should during equipment test jumps. The Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate (ABNSOTD) tested the chute from both rotary winged and fixed winged high performance aircraft to eliminate the potential […]