Bridle Loop

ARMY TM 10-1670-275-23&P AIR FORCE TO 13C5-25-2 NAVY NAVAIR 13-1-26 2-21. Bridle Loop. This task covers: a. Repair b. Replace Tools: Equipment Condition: Sewing Machine, Heavy Duty (Table 2-2) Inspected (paragraph 2-9) Cleaned (paragraph 2-12) Materials/Parts: Unpacked, canopy laid flat Thread, Nylon, Size 6, Item 33/34, Reference: Appendix D Webbing, Cotton, Type VIII, Item 38, Group No. 0101, MAC, Section II, Appendix D Appendix B Personnel Required: 43E(10) Parachute Rigger a. Repair. Repair a bridle loop requiring restitching as follows. (1) Use a heavy-duty sewing machine to restitch any loose or broken stitches. (2) Restitch over original stitch pattern using nylon thread, size 6. Overstitch 1/2 inch to lock stitches. b. Replace. Replace a damaged or missing bridle loop by fabricating as follows: (1) Cut a 10-inch length of cotton webbing, type VIII, wax ends of webbing (para 2-18). (2) Pass one end of webbing through all canopy vent lines. Join both webbing ends together with a 2- inch overlap (figure 2-40) (3) Begin at a point 1/4 inch from one overlapped webbing end. Use a heavy duty sewing machine to secure overlapped ends. With nylon thread, size 6, stitch a 1-1/2 inch long, single-X box stitch, 5 to 8 stitches per inch. (4) Cut and remove damaged bridle loop. 2-56