PARACHUTE Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: parachute technique. SUBSTANCE: parachute 1 has bladed-form canopy 2 with shroud lines 3, corrugation belt 4 fitted at distance from peripheral hem equal to 0.01- 0.12 of span of parachute 1. Corrugation belt 4 makes it possible to increase inlet hole 8 of canopy 2 at insignificant gathers of peripheral hem 5, thus ensuring incresed air inflow in section of blades 6 located below corrugation belt and facilitating the deployment process. Then corrugation belt 4 is broken by device 7 and under action of flow acting on lower sections of blade 6, peripheral hem 5 of canopy 2 starts opening out providing for complete development of canopy. EFFECT: enhanced development of canopy. 3 dwg