The T-10 Parachute is a series of

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-deployed parachutes used by the

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for combat mass-assault

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and training. The T-10 parachute was introduced in the early 1950s. In 1976, the B model introduced the anti-inversion net; in 1986, the C model was introduced, which changed the pocket band free length from 4" to 7½". The T-10D, adopted in 2000, includes the detachable pack tray, which in itself includes the 15' universal static line and 5' extension static line. The T-10D is currently being replaced by the T-11 parachute system. In 2006, all T-10C parachutes were revised by adding one static line stow bar to each side of the pack tray; the material for the T-10C was also changed to the muddy water 407.

Design

Depending upon

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and the jumper’s total weight, the parachute’s average rate of descent is from ; total suspended weight limitation is . The parachute is deployed using either a static line, allowing the parachutist to be delivered by either

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or C-17 aircraft. The T-10D main parachute is a parabolic-shape and has a nominal diameter of with 30 suspension lines. The ent