Section III. PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION

1-11 Equipment Data - Continued b. Performance - Continued (3) T/C Output power 2 walls minimum Range Up to 15 miles (24 km) minimum, 35 mile, (4R.3 km) maximum Section III. PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION 1-12 Deployment System Overview. The following paragraphs give a general overview of the deployment system. a. The deployment system is used to stage deployment of the main parachute. It consists basically of a drogue parachute attached to a deployment bag. The deployment sequence is controlled by three pyrotechnic cutters (4 seconds, 6 seconds, and 12 seconds), each activated by portions of the deploying parachute. In the case of the system that is rigged for delayed opening drops, the first or master tie-cutter is fired by the FF-2 automatic ripcord release, initiating the deployment sequence. 1-19