WorksheetsParachute Extraction Equipment
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 13mins
What type of airdrop allows falls at 28-30ft per second?
Low Velocity Airdrop
High Velocity Airdrop
Free Drop
High/low speed air drop
What method of airdrop involves an aircraft taking a nose up attitude?
Gravity
Manual
Extraction
Push Force Drop
What type of airdrop uses a stabilization parachute, is for non- fragile items only, and falls at 70-90 ft per second?
Low Velocity Airdrop
Fall Drop
High Velocity Airdrop
Free Drop
What type of Airdrop uses no parachute at all and has fall speeds of 130-150ft per second?
High Velocity Airdrop
Free Drop
Gravity Drop
Low Velocity Airdrop
What method of airdrop is for low Velocity only and requires an extraction parachute?
Extraction
Gravity Drop
Manual Dropping
Free Drop
What type of thread is shown in the image?
1/2” Tubular Nylon
8/4 Cotton Thread(ticket 3)
Type 3 Nylon
8/7 Cotton Thread(ticket 5)
What does the acronym (CDS) mean?
Container Delivery System
Contraband Delay Service
Container Delay System
Container Delivery Service
What are the three types of skid board sizes most commonly used In aerial delivery?
48in by 48in
48in by 96in(double container)
51 by 54(triple stretch)
63 by 63(square container)
48in by 72in(stretch container)
What is the weight capacity of the 1” diameter Clevis?
30,000 pounds
45,000 pounds
40,000 pounds
28,000 pounds
60,000 pounds
What is the weight capacity of 8/4 cotton Thread.
16 pounds
13 pounds
11 pounds
23 pounds
What are two types of knots most commonly used in parachute rigging?
Rectangle Hitch Knot
Trucker’s Hitch Knot
Triple reverse Hitch Knot
Bowline Knot
Double Bunny ears
What type of thread is seen in the picture?
8/4 Cotton Webbing
Type 1, 1/4” Cotton Webbing
1/2” Tubular Nylon Webbing
Type 3 Nylon Cord
Type 4 Braided Nylon webbing
What is the weight capacity of 3/4” Diameter Clevis?
15,000 pounds
10,000 pounds
30,000 pounds
20,000 pounds
What is the purpose of the platform Clevis ?
Attachment point between load and platforms
None of the above
Combine the forces of the platform to the Clevis
As a disconnect point between the platform & cargo
To dismiss & distribute the load.
What is the weight capacity of the 2-point link?
16,000 pounds
50,000 pounds
25,000 pounds
30,000 pounds
35,000 pounds
What is the primary use of the 4-point Link?
None of the above
Extraction bracket, lug, adapter assembly, cam, 3-point link & link adapter.
Used for clustered 28’ extraction parachutes
Connecting 15,22, & 28 foot extraction parachutes to extraction line
Type V platform equipment
What is the common use for the 2-point Link?
Used to connect two Dacron lashings together
Connecting 15,22, & 28 foot extraction parachutes to extraction line.
Used to attach suspension slings to platform
Used for cluster 28’ extraction parachutes
What does the acronym (EFTC) stand for?
Extraordinary fixed Transmission container
Extraction Force Transfer Coupling
Extraction Force Transmission connector
Extraction Friction Transfer coupling
None of the above
What is the weight capacity of the platform Clevis?
25,000 pounds
15,000 pounds
10,000 pounds
12,000 pounds
What is the weight capacity of the 4-point Link?
56,000 pounds
47,000 pounds
37,000 pounds
66,000 pounds
None of the above
What is the weight capacity of the EFTC Assembly?
15,000 pounds
52,000 pounds
42,000 pounds
24,000 pounds
None of the above
What is the suspension link’s weight capacity?
2,000 pounds
20,000 pounds
40,000 pounds
34,000 pounds
What is the weight capacity of the weight load binder?
50,000 pounds
12,000 pounds
11,000 pounds
10,000 pounds
What is the common use of the EFTC assembly?
Extraction Bracket, lug, adapter latch assembly, latch, cam, 3-point link & link adapter
Connecting 15, 22, & 28 foot extraction parachutes to the extraction line
Primarily used for clustered 28” extraction parachutes
Attachment point between load and platform
None of the above
What are common uses for the Suspension Link?
None of these
Attachment point between load & platform
Type V platform equipment used to attach suspension slings to platform
For uses on the G-11, suspension, & clustering Clevises
What are common uses of the 1” diameter Clevis?
Large Clevis, G-11, suspension, clustering Clevises
Attachment point between load and platform
Connecting 15,22, & 28 foot extraction parachutes to extraction line
Primarily used for clustered 28’ parachute
Theses are all wrong.
What are the common uses for the 3/4” diameter Clevis?
Extraction bracket, lug, adapter latch assembly, cam, & 3-point link and link adapter
Mediums Clevis, emergency Aft restraint, G-12 parachute Clevis
Large Clevis, G-11, suspension, clustering Clevises
None of the above
What is the primary uses of the load binder?
Used to connect two deacon lashings together or to hook a deacon lashings to a platform Clevis
Attachment point between load and load binder
Primarily used for clustered 28’ extraction
parachutes
Type V platform equipment used to attach suspension slings to platforms
All are incorrect
