T-10R; P/N 62C4317, NSN 1670-00-892-4218

The T-10R parachute is reserve type designed to be activated manually, by means of a ripcord, by the parachutist in the event the primary parachute malfunctions. It provides capability to safely deliver an airborne trooper and individual equipment from an aircraft in flight for a vertical assault on an enemy.

These are emergency parachutes opened manually by means of a ripcord actuated by the jumper. The parachute assemblies consist of a flat circular 24-foot diameter canopy, and a pack assembly with bridle line.
The 24-foot diameter chest reserve assembly is an emergency parachute designed to be used in the event of a malfunction of the primary back type parachute. It has a total of twenty-four (24) gores and there are four (4) panels per gore.

The suspension lines are made from PIA-C-5040 type III nylon cord. The pilot chute is an umbrella type, which are 40-inch in diameter. The pack is made from nylon duck and contains a pack frame for rigidity.
It is fitted with a “two-pin ripcord”, for the spring activated ripcord pocket. The tape fasteners are used on the ripcord cover panel and grommet panel. The 24-foot reserve assembly is intended for use with the 35-foot, T-10 series or MC1 series main assembly.

It is not to be used as a primary canopy. In the event that it is needed, it is manually activated through the use of the ripcord. The basic assembly, when packed for service, weight approximately 13-lbs.
The packed assembly requires less than 27-lbs manual pull on the ripcord handle to activate the spring loaded pilot chute, thereby deploying the reserve canopy instantaneously.