1. 1 Safety Planning for C-17A Airdrop Testing 24 Sep 09 Air Force Flight Test Center I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. AFFTC-PA No. 10150 War-Winning Capabilities … On Time, On Cost Mark SCIPR Jones Jr, Maj 418th Flight Test Squadron 661-275-7594

2. 2 Overview Background: NASA Orion and Ares airdrop tests Build-up and Recent Results Modeling and Simulation for Safety Planning

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8. 8 Build-up and Recent Results Test PointObjectiveResults Extraction line cut testDemonstrate cutting procedureSuccessful Parachute tow test #1Demonstrate Vectran extraction line loads Successful Airdrop #1, 40K lb JDTVBuild-up for parachuteSuccessful Airdrop #2, 60K lb JDTVBuild-up for parachute and aircraft (instrumented ramp) Extraction anomaly Test tubDemonstrate three parachute cluster design deployment Successful Parachute tow test #2Demonstrate modified rigging procedure (anomaly corrected) Successful Airdrop #3, 72K lb JDTVParachute design load limit (DLL) DLL validated FQ, loads data for build-up Airdrop #4, 78K lb JDTVBuild-up for aircraftTBD Airdrop #5, 85KBuild-up for aircraftTBD Airdrop #6, 90KDemonstrate load safety margin TBD

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