ASTM F2316-03

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Designation: F 2316 – 03
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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 5. Parachute Model Designations
1.1 This specification covers minimum requirements for the 5.1 Parachute System Parts List—Apartslistisrequiredfor
design, manufacture, and installation of parachutes for light each parachute system for each airframe model in accordance
sport aircraft. with this specification.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded 5.2 New Parachute Model Designations—Each new para-
as the standard. The values in parentheses are for information chute system model must be qualified in accordance with this
only. 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-
ments of this specification.
2. Referenced Documents
5.4 Installation Design Changes—Any airframe manufac-
2.1 Referenced 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
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Aviation Aircraft mounting, attaching, deployment, egress, or specifications of
the parachute system.
3. Terminology
6. Parachute System Design Requirements
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
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 limits
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 (limit loads multiplied by prescribed factors of
safety). The minimum factor of safety, or ultimate load factor,
4. Materials and Manufacture
shall be 1.5. Compliance with strength requirements for
4.1 Materials—Materials used for parts and assemblies, the
components other than the parachute assembly may be dem-
failure of which could adversely affect safety, must meet the
onstrated by analysis or testing.
following conditions:
6.1.2 System evaluation by analysis must use an accepted
4.1.1 The suitability and durability must be established by
computationalmethodthathasbeenverifiedthroughtesting.In
experience or tests.
other cases, load testing must be conducted.
4.1.2 The strength and other properties assumed in the
6.1.3 System evaluation by testing must be supported with
design data must meet approved specifications.
instrument calibration verified by an applicable weights and
4.1.3 The effects of environmental conditions, such as
measures regulatory body, for example, state and federal
temperature and humidity, expected in service must be taken
governments.
into account.
6.2 System Design—The following minimum performance
standards for the basic parachute system shall be met.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F37 on Light
Sport Aircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.70 on Cross
Cutting.
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2003. Published Sept. 2003.
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Available from Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc., 300 Airport Rd., South St.
Paul, MN 55075.
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F2316–03
6.2.1 Parachute Strength Test—A minimum of three suc- manufacturers must coordinate to ensure that the extraction
cessfuldroptestsoftheparachuteassemblyshallbeconducted device and those components extracted by it have an unob-
to demonstrate the ultimate load factor defined below. A new structed trajectory away from the aircraft. While it is recog-
parachuteassemblymaybeusedforeachtest.Dataacquisition nized that the aircraft configuration is unpredictable in an
shallincluderecordingsofinflationloadsasafunctionoftime. emergency situation (for example, broken parts creating de-
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