4. Check for proper position of the aneroid
To install an automatic parachute ripcord
(fig. 2-17).
release, you must refer to the Emergency
Personnel and Drogue Parachute Systems
5. The cartridge must be installed (fig. 2-18).
Manual, NAVAIR 13-1-6.2.
Look through the port and verify that the
cartridge is installed.
6. Complete the ripcord release installation in
BALLISTIC SPREADING
GUN ASSEMBLY
accordance with the applicable parachute chapter
The ballistic spreading gun is
in NAVAIR 13-1-6.2.
actuated device that ensures rapid
Figure 2-17.—Checking for proper position of aneroid.
a mechanically
inflation of the
Figure 2-18.—Checking for cartridge.
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