PTA-M

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Product Manufacturer
Gliders India Limited (GIL)
Designing/Manufacturing agency
ADRDE (DRDO)
Product Description

The Parachute Tactical Assault – Main (PTA-M) is a static line operated parachute and has been developed for tactical military applications and for normal training purpose. The canopy is aero conical in shape which helps in avoiding post-inflation collapses and having 8 m flying diameter. It has 16 air scoops for quick inflation of the canopy, 4 slits covered with net which helps in oscillation free descent and is provided with a anti-inversion net at the periphery to avoid malfunction like inversion/line over/blown periphery of the canopy. The parachute assembly consist of canopy, a bag inner for stowing the canopy, a pack outer which holds the canopy and bag inner in position and a 3- point attachment fully adjustable harness for comfortable wearing of the parachute by the jumper and a Carrying Bag.

Features/Roles/Variants of the product
Gen Assy. Drawing No.
Canopy-ADRDE/1140(g)
Harness-ADRDE/1141(g)
Pack Cover-ADRDE/1142(g)
Bag Inner-ADRDE/1143(f)
Carrying Bag ADRDE/793/A-12(c)
Product Specification
Basic Information
Max. Deployment speed - 400 knots
Drop Altitude - 300ft AGL (Min.) - 15,000ft AMSL (Max.)
Max. Payload - 150 kg
Rate of Descent - 18 ft/sec
Opening Time - 2.5 to 3 sec
Shock load - Less than 5 g
Mass of Parachute Assembly - 15 kg (Approx.)
Parachute Diameter - 8 m
Design of canopy - Aero conical
No. of Rigging Lines - 28
No. of Gore - 28
No. of Panel / Gore - 6
Life of Parachute - 100 jumps whichever is earlier
Gliders India Limited Government of India Undertaking, Ministry of Defence
Contact : G.T. Road, Kanpur-208013 U.P. (India) , Email: marketing[at]glidersindia[dot]in corporate[at]glidersindia[dot]in , Tel.: +91-512-2988487, 2986959
Deployments and orders received for the product
Indian Army
Indian Air force
Indian Navy