Accession Number:

AD0744811

Title:

Airdrop System Components

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

ARMY TEST AND EVALUATION COMMAND ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1972-04-20

Pagination or Media Count:

65.0

Abstract:

The objective of this Materiel Test Procedure is to describe the engineering procedures required to determine the operational suitability of various airdrop system components including parachutes, platforms, harness and hardware.

Descriptors:

• *AIR DROP OPERATIONS
• *PARACHUTE DESCENTS
• MAINTENANCE
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• TEST METHODS
• TEST EQUIPMENT
• TEST FACILITIES
• PARACHUTES
• HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
• AERODYNAMIC LOADING
• SAFETY

Subject Categories:

• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE