ASTM F2316-08

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Designation: F2316 – 08
Standard Specification for
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Airframe Emergency Parachutes for Light Sport Aircraft
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2316; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 4.1.1 The suitability and durability must be established by
experience or tests.
1.1 This specification covers minimum requirements for the
4.1.2 The strength and other properties assumed in the
design, manufacture, and installation of parachutes for light
design data must meet approved specifications.
sport aircraft.
4.1.3 The effects of environmental conditions, such as
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
temperature and humidity, expected in service must be taken
standard. There may be values given in parentheses that are
into account.
mathematical conversions to inch-pound units. Values in pa-
rentheses are provided for information only and are not
5. Parachute Model Designations
considered standard.
5.1 Parachute System Parts List—Apartslistisrequiredfor
1.2.1 Note that within the aviation community mixed units
each parachute system for each airframe model in accordance
are appropriate in accordance with International CivilAviation
with this specification.
Organization(ICAO)agreements.WhilethevaluesstatedinSI
5.2 New Parachute Model Designations—Each new para-
units are regarded as standard, certain values such as airspeeds
chute system model must be qualified in accordance with this
in knots and altitude in feet are also accepted as standard.
specification.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
5.3 Design Changes—Design or configuration changes that
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
impact the parachute installation, performance, or operability
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
require a new parachute model designation. Each design
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
change of a part or component of a parachute system qualified
bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.
by this specification must be evaluated relative to the require-
2. Referenced Documents ments of this specification.
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5.4 Installation Design Changes—Any airframe manufac-
2.1 FAA Document:
turer, builder, or owner changing the design of their aircraft
FAA Special Conditions 23-ACE-76 (Docket No. 118C),
under this specification shall, as soon as possible, inform the
Ballistic Recovery Systems, Modified for Small General
parachute manufacturer about changes that may affect the
Aviation Aircraft
mounting, attaching, deployment, egress, or specifications of
3. Terminology
the parachute system.
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
6. Parachute System Design Requirements
3.1.1 armed or arming, v—the next action activates the
6.1 Strength Requirements:
system.
6.1.1 Strength requirements are specified in terms of limit
3.1.1.1 Discussion—Armed or arming is not simply remov-
loads (the maximum loads to be expected in service) and
ing a safety pin.
ultimate loads (loads that are experienced while performing
4. Materials and Manufacture
parachute strength tests according to 6.2.1 to gain a safety
factor (ultimate load factor) of 1.5). Compliance with strength
4.1 Materials—Materials used for parts and assemblies, the
requirements for components other than the parachute assem-
failure of which could adversely affect safety, must meet the
bly may be demonstrated by analysis or testing.
following conditions:
6.1.2 System evaluation by analysis must use an accepted
computationalmethodthathasbeenverifiedthroughtesting.In
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F37 on Light
other cases, load testing must be conducted.
Sport Aircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.70 on Cross
6.1.3 System evaluation by testing must be supported with
Cutting.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2008. Published October 2008. Originally
instrument calibration verified by an applicable weights and
approved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F2316–06. DOI:
measures regulatory body, for example, state and federal
10.1520/F2316-08.
2 governments.
Available from Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc., 380 Airport Rd., South St.
Paul, MN 55075.
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