Determination of the Optimal Use Life of U.S. Army T-10 Troop Type Personnel Parachutes. Part 1

Abstract

This paper investigates, through the use of analysis of variance, the possible extension of use life of U.S. Army T-10 Troop type main parachutes. The U.S. Army Natick Laboratories, located in Natick, Massachusetts, furnished data acquired from destructive testing performed on 105 T-10 reserve parachutes and 110 T-10 main parachutes. Recommendations are made for a two-year extension of use life beyond the current ten year limitation on T-10 main parachutes. Other recommendations are also made concerning revising military specifications and centralizing of parachute test facilities. The reader is also referred to Part Two of this report which develops a controlled test plan to be employed in future testing of parachutes in an effort to obtain an optimal use life while minimizing the number of parachutes to be tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0787298

Entities

People

  • Don E. Ferrell

Organizations

  • United States Army Materiel Command

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Engineering
  • Experimental Design
  • Factor Analysis
  • Information Science
  • Military Standards
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

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