JJ_BPK
07-13-2019, 12:11
Are they that bad,, and on the way out the door?
What a Cluster F¥€k as the Army calls it. The T-11 is slated for immediate removal from inventory and replacement by a Chute with the T-10 as its Father - SOON
The Military’s 5 Biggest Procurement Fails Since 9/11
Marty Skovlund Jr.
March 31, 2017 at 11:35 AM
T-11 Parachute
With a $400 million price tag, the fielding of the T-11 parachute in 2014 was not a cheap endeavor. A replacement for the T-10 parachute system, which dutifully served paratroopers for 60 years, was requested due to the increased weight of today’s combat-equipped paratrooper. Certainly a replacement was needed, but the well-intentioned T-11 wasn’t the right answer. The parachute itself is nine pounds heavier than its predecessor.
Although it has a lower rate of injury thus far, the T-11 has resulted in more mid-air entanglements. The significantly lower drop rate has resulted in greater lateral drift, which has increased the likelihood of tree and water landings. The amount of time the ‘chute takes to deploy after the jumper has exited from the aircraft has increased from four to six seconds, which allows less time for a reserve parachute activation in the case of main canopy failure.
The T-11, despite a short history, already has blood on its hands. In 2014, high winds inadvertently activated the reserve chute of a Navy SEAL, which led to his death — just one of the nine that have been reported since the parachutes initial issue in 2009. These are just some of the significant shortcomings that have been identified in the field by 18th Airborne Corps commanders that would require a complete redesign of the brand new, fully fielded T-11 parachute system.
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-procurement-fails-9-11
What a Cluster F¥€k as the Army calls it. The T-11 is slated for immediate removal from inventory and replacement by a Chute with the T-10 as its Father - SOON
The Military’s 5 Biggest Procurement Fails Since 9/11
Marty Skovlund Jr.
March 31, 2017 at 11:35 AM
T-11 Parachute
With a $400 million price tag, the fielding of the T-11 parachute in 2014 was not a cheap endeavor. A replacement for the T-10 parachute system, which dutifully served paratroopers for 60 years, was requested due to the increased weight of today’s combat-equipped paratrooper. Certainly a replacement was needed, but the well-intentioned T-11 wasn’t the right answer. The parachute itself is nine pounds heavier than its predecessor.
Although it has a lower rate of injury thus far, the T-11 has resulted in more mid-air entanglements. The significantly lower drop rate has resulted in greater lateral drift, which has increased the likelihood of tree and water landings. The amount of time the ‘chute takes to deploy after the jumper has exited from the aircraft has increased from four to six seconds, which allows less time for a reserve parachute activation in the case of main canopy failure.
The T-11, despite a short history, already has blood on its hands. In 2014, high winds inadvertently activated the reserve chute of a Navy SEAL, which led to his death — just one of the nine that have been reported since the parachutes initial issue in 2009. These are just some of the significant shortcomings that have been identified in the field by 18th Airborne Corps commanders that would require a complete redesign of the brand new, fully fielded T-11 parachute system.
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-procurement-fails-9-11