Parachute Canopies and Other Textile Items.

TM 43-0002-1

T. 0. 13C3-1-10

NAVAIR 13-1-19

c. If applicable, test stands shall be demolished using

hammers, bolt cutters, hacksaws, or similar type tools.

bas, or other similar devices to smash, break, bed, or

cut. Items that may be destroyed by fire shall he burned

2-7. Parachute Canopies and Other Textile Items.

as prescribed in paragraph 2-2. Small vital be disposed

of as outlined in paragraph 2-5.

Parachute canopies and other air delivery textile items

shall be demolished by using shears, fabric cutters, awls,

2-10. Training.

files, knives, screwdrivers, pack hooks, rigging, packing,

maintenance, or storage of air or other similar devices to

All personnel who use or perform such functions s

cut, rip, tear, or slash assembly fabric, lines, loops,

of air delivery equipment should receive thorough

straps, and tapes, or they shall be piled loosely and

training air delivery equipment destruction procedures

burned, using gasoline, cleaning solvent, oil, grease,

and methods as prescribed in this publication. The

paraffin, beeswax, rubber, wood, or other flammable

destruction methods demonstrated during training

materials as a fire starter.

should be simulated. It must be deposited in the training

program, that destruction thorough use of ex plosives is

2-8. Paragraph deleted.

usually necessitated by critical situations when the time

available for implementing other equipment destruction

2-9. Metal Items and Packing Aids.

methods is limited. Upon completion of training, all

applicable personnel should be thoroughly familiar with

Air delivery equipment metal assemblies, parts, and

air delivery equipment destruction methods and be

packing aids shall be destroyed using hammers, bolt

capable of performing destruction without immediate

cutters, files, hacksaws, drills, screwdrivers, crow-

reference to any publication.

All data on page 2-3. including figure 2-1 deleted.

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