Canopy Assembly

TM 10-1670-269-23&P 0002 00 0002 00-5 Canopy Assembly. The canopy assembly consists primarily of a 24-foot-diameter flat circular canopy construction from 1.1-ounce ripstop nylon parachute cloth. The canopy has twenty-four (24) gores, an upper lateral band, a lower lateral band, twenty-four (24) V-tabs, twenty-four (24) pocket bands, twelve (12) canopy lines, two (2) connector snaps, and a spreader bar. Each canopy gore consists of three or four sections joined together by diagonal seams. Each gore is joined to the adjacent gore by a radial seam, which forms a channel through which one radial line passes. The twelve (12) canopy lines, which run continuously from one connector snap to the other, form twenty-four (24) suspension lines, twenty- four (24) radial lines, and twelve (12) apex lines. The suspension lines are numbered counterclockwise from 1 through 24 consecutively when viewed from the connector snaps. The bridle line is used for attaching the pilot chute to the parachute canopy. The canopy assembly is attached to the pack assembly by either hand tacking the connector snaps to the pack (T-10R) or by lift–the-dot-fasteners (MIRPS).