PILOT PARACHUTE BMK-41

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This parachute is used for emergency bailing out from Kiran Aircraft.

SALIENT FEATURES

Design of Canopy Flat Circular

MAIN COMPONENTS

Canopy 01 Fabric Nylon 48 gm Harness 01 Webbing Nylon 44 mm OG 2950 Kg Pack Cover 01 Duck Nylon 230 gm OG Pad Back 01 Duck Nylon 230 gm OG Back Rest 01 Duck Nylon 230 gm OG Drogue Line & withdrawal Assy. 01 Tape Nylon Tubular 2.54 cm U/D 1815 Kg

CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS

Rate of descent 6-7 m/s Dia of Canopy 7.31 m Effective length of rigging lines 4900 mm No. of Rigging lines 24 No. of gores / Panels 24 / 4

BASIC MATERIAL

Fabric Nylon Low Porosity 48 gm Undyed/Olive Green/Orange and sand

Tex of Yarn (warp/weft) 5.42 / 5.47 Weave Plain Mass (Max)/m2 48 gm Air Porosity 275 to 366 cm3/cm2/sec B. S. (warp/weft) 65 Kg / 55 Kg

PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS :

Payload with sheet  200 kg  Release Altitude  5000m AGL  Release Speed  385 kmph  Ejection Speed  700 kmph  Terminal Velocity  6-7 m/sec

LIFE OF PARACHUTE

9.5 Years / Single operation Note : Pilot Parachute for Jaguar A/C is also available.

Contact :

Marketing & Export Division Ordnance Factory Board Ayudh Bhawan Government of India Ministry of Defence 10A, S. K. Bose Road, Kolkata – 700 001, India. Tel: 0091-33-2248 9027 / 2248 2103 / 2248 5077-80 Fax : 0091-33-2248 1748/2210 8235 Mail : ofbtrade@dataone.in www.ofb.gov.in