Cable Parachute for plastic winch launch rope

The "small" cross-panel cable parachute  133600
This light parachute combines high strength with a very good price/performance ratio. The special construction means the parachute descends very slowly and almost without rotating.

Description
Canopy made of two polyamide panels stitched together in the shape of a cross; reinforced parachute edges. Canopy colour: white. Eight shroud lines are gathered top and bottom in leather-covered thimbles. The shroud lines are knotted through loops on the canopy base.

Base diameter (open, in flight)  1200 mm
Total length of parachute  3400 mm
Total mass of parachute  1200 g

Important notes for the operation

The canopy diameter is less than 1.5 m so the SBO
(Germand safety regulations for gliding operation) stipulates:
· safety cable with connecting ring pair, 3 m long
  weak links unit (see remarks below)
· Connecting cable, 2 m long, p/n 121002

Maintenance and repair
applicable for all types of cable parachute

• Check the shroud lines regularly and untwist them if necessary.
  
• The shroud lines of each panel must run from the base of the cannopy to the thimble without crossing.
  
• Before starting, make sure the parachute is straight and not twisted.
  
• Towing over stony ground will shorten the life of the parachute canopy.
  
• Look out for broken strands on the winch cable and safety
  cable, which may damage the canopy material.
  
• Every parachute should be washed after extended use or heavy soiling. Use a mild detergent. Hang the parachute  to dry, but not in direct sunlight or near hot stove.
  

Connectors / Quick release elements
SBO regulations stipulate a connector between cable parachute and winch launch cable, so that the parachute can be detached from a winch launch cable not currently in use.
You will find those connectors in our Product Catalog on page 17 and on our website www.tost.de
under Products / Launch/tow equipment / Connectors.

Weak links
You can use the weak link element between safety cable and connecting cable  or  between connecting ring and safety cable.
Selection of the correct weak link to entry in the Type Certificate Data Sheet of your glider/motor glider.
Assistance and summary is given by our "Application list Weak links", which we have prepared on the basis of the aircraft's TCDS. You can have it sent from Tost. Or you have a look on our website www.tost.de, where you will find it under Technology / Weak link application list.