Safely Testing Parachute-Based Extraction Systems

摘要

This invention relates to the safe, reliable, and repeatable testing under external load of the Extraction Force Transfer Coupling (EFTC) currently used in the extraction of airdrop platforms from both the C-17 and C-130 cargo transport aircraft. The invention enables functional testing of the EFTC at various load- ing angles and load magnitudes, as well as in different hardware configurations, to verify its performance in both nominal and off-nominal extraction scenarios.