GLIDERS INDIA LIMITED

Products

Parachute Tactical Assault- Main (PTA-M) Parachute Tactical Assault- Reserve (PTA-R) Parachute Paratroop Type- Main (PTR-M) Parachute Paratroop Type- Reserve (PTR-R) High Altitude Parachute (HAP) Combat Free Fall Parachute (Ram Air 9 Cell Para)

Parachute Tactical Assault- Main

(PTA-M)

PTA-M is a low level personnel main parachute to be used by the parachutist for a predetermined jump. The parachute is highly drag efficient, stable having quick opening feature has air scoops and anti-inversion netting facilitating easy opening of the canopy.

Technical Sheet

• Rate of Descent : 5.45 m/s
• Canopy Diameter : 8 meter
• Dropping Load : 150 kgs
• Dropping Height : 600 ft AGL to 15000 ft AMSL
• Basic Material : Fabric Nylon Light Weight 37 gm. Rip stop weave Olive Darb Shade.
• Design of Canopy : Flat circular
• Life of Parachute : 10 years or 100 live descents whichever is earlier.

Parachute Tactical Assault- Reserve (PTA-R)

PTA-R is a low level personnel reserve parachute to used by the parachutist when the main PTA-M parachute fails to open or otherwise malfunctions. The parachute is highly drag efficient, stable and quick opening.

Technical Sheet

• Rate of Descent : 7.5 m/s
• Canopy Diameter : 7.0 meter
• Dropping Load : 130 kgs
• Dropping Height : 400 ft AGL to 15000 ft AGL
• Design of Canopy : Parabolic with pinched appearance at the skirt.
• Life of Parachute : 13 years / Single operation.

Parachute Paratroop Type- Main (PTR-M)

Parachute paratroop type PTR-M is a personnel main parachute to be used by the parachutist for the predetermined jump from a minimum height of 457 m having the rate of descent varying from 4.5 to 5.8 m per second depending on air velocity, atmospheric pressure and altitude.

Technical Sheet

• Rate of Descent : 4.5 to 5.8 m/s
• Canopy Diameter : 10.67 meter
• Dropping Load : 160 kgs
• Dropping Height : 457 to 3656 m
• Basic Material : Fabric Nylon Light Weight 37 gm. Rip stop weave Olive Darb Shade.
• Design of Canopy : Parabolic with pinched appearance at the skirt.
• Life of Parachute : 15 years or 100 live descents whichever is earlier.

Parachute Paratroop Type- Reserve (PTR-R)

Parachute paratroop type PTR-R is a personnel reserve parachute to be used by the parachutist for the predetermined jump from a minimum height of 457 m when the main parachute i.e. PTR-M fails to open.

Technical Sheet

• Canopy Diameter : 7.5 meter
• No. of Rigginh Lines : 24
• Design of Canopy : Parabolic with pinched appearance at the skirt.
• Life of Parachute : 15 years / Single operation

High Altitude Parachute (HAP)

High Altitude Parachute has been designed and developed for use in high altitude dropping zones upto 20,000 ft ASL and for training jumps at plains from high speed AN-12 Aircraft.

Technical Sheet

• Rate of Descent : 2.4 to 3.3 m/s
• Canopy Diameter : 10.67 meter
• No. of Rigging Lines : 30
• Altitude : 500m AGL
• Release Speed : upto 320 kmph
• Basic Material : Fabric Nylon Low porosity 52 gm Rip Stop Weave Olive Darb Shade.
• Design of Canopy : Flat circular
• Life of Parachute : 15 years or 100 live descents whichever is earlier.

Combat Free Fall Parachute
(Ram Air 9 Cell Para)

Ram Air parachute is a highly steerable & gliding free fall parachute for clandestine and deep penetration into enemy territory. The parachute in a 9-cell configuration has been developed for use by Army, Air Force and adventure wings. The parachute is fully maneuverable & provides pinpoint landing. The canopy is in rectangular-shape with aerofoil design. The parachute consists of two layers of almost nil porosity fabric with intervening aerofoil shaped ribs making cells. During development air rams through the opening of cells and canopy is deployed in the shape of wing surface to provide lift.

Technical Sheet

• Span : 8.84 meter
• Opening Time : 3-4 seconds
• Altitude of Opening : 300 m to 10,500 m
• Deployment Speed (Max) : 77 m/sec (150 knots)
• Suspended Mass : 150 kgs (max)
• Forward Speed : 40 kmph
• Turn Rate : 10 - 12 sec for a turn of 360 deg
• Lift of Drag ratio : 3.3 : 1.0
• Aspect ratio : 2.6 : 1.0
• Surface Area : 34.28 Sq.m
• Rigging Lines : Cordage Polyester heat set BS=318Kg
• Basic Material : Fabric Nylon Rip Stop weave low porosity 42 gm/m2
• Design of Canopy : Flat circular
• Life of Parachute : 15 years or 100 live descents whichever is earlier.

Rate of Discent

• Full Glide : 3.0 - 4.25 m/s
• Half Brakes : 1.5 - 3.0 m/s
• Full Brakes : 0.6 - 1.8 m/s