Chapter 3
HOUSINGS
Housings are spiral-wound flexible tubing. Almost all are
stainless steel. Their design is to route, house, and protect
the ripcord cable. They are anchored at the container end
and at the ripcord pocket or mount at the other end. Most
housings are compressible only, but some military housings
used with seat parachutes are expandable as well.
With the advent of modern sport systems, smaller diameter
housing for ripcords is more common. In addition, the
3-ring release system has introduced an even smaller
housing for use with the coated release cables. Housings
are measured under slight tension. [Figures 3-89A
through 3-89C]
 
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