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The Weber force-deployed personnel parachute, occasionally (& erroneously) referred to as the US Air Force 'BA-24 back style parachute', was a Weber Aircraft Company development that facilitated rapid deployment upon emergency ejection of... more
The Weber force-deployed personnel parachute, occasionally (& erroneously) referred to as the US Air Force 'BA-24 back style parachute', was a Weber Aircraft Company development that facilitated rapid deployment upon emergency ejection of the aircrew parachute through the use of a ballistic gun-fired slug that extracted the chute's drogue quickly, thus facilitating survival in 'low & slow' emergency egress situations. The US Air Force TO (Technical Order) that life support personnel used to sustain and maintain the chute (USAF TO 14D3-11-1) is attached for reference (provided courtesy of NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center ALSE Lab, Edwards AFB, CA).
Intended as a guide for museums displaying ACES II seat systems, this guide for rigging and repacking the ACES II (Main) Personnel Parachute draws heavily upon the requisite US Air Force TM (Technical Manual) applicable to that seat... more
Intended as a guide for museums displaying ACES II seat systems, this guide for rigging and repacking the ACES II (Main) Personnel Parachute draws heavily upon the requisite US Air Force TM (Technical Manual) applicable to that seat (Note: Not intended as a rigging/repacking guide for active or operational service applications).
A history of United States Air Force developments in military aircrew protective helmets ('personal equipment'), this paper also contains a complementary component pertaining to collecting aspects of same. The main focus is on... more
A history of United States Air Force developments in military aircrew protective helmets ('personal equipment'), this paper also contains a complementary component pertaining to collecting aspects of same. The main focus is on developments spanning the 40 year period from the late-40s (beginnings of jet aviation) through the early 1980s.