Evaluation of Improved Restraint Systems for Sport Parachutists

Abstract

PART OF A COOPERATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN THE Federal Aviation Administration's Civil Aeromedical Institute, the Parachute Industries Association, and the United States Parachute Association, a series of dynamic impact sled tests were performed to evaluate new types of restraint systems for sport parachutists. The traditional means of restraining sport parachutists sitting aft-facing on the floor has been to provide lap belts that are attached to the floor or sidewall of the airplane. The restraint systems evaluated in this project were designed to route through the parachute harness and attach to the floor. Thus, occupant restraint was provided by anchoring the parachute harness to the floor by means of the new restraint devices. Seven methods of attaching the restraints to the parachute harness, which included both single and dual point restraint systems, were dynamically tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA342643

Entities

People

  • R. V. Gowdy
  • Richard Deweese

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accident Investigations
  • Accidents
  • Aircraft Seats
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Body Regions
  • Dynamic Tests
  • Governments
  • Impact Tests
  • Parachute Packs
  • Parachutes
  • Sled Tests
  • Static Loads
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • United States
  • United States Government

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