KNOTS ABOVE
AND BELOW CANNONS
34' RIP LINE
OF 100# TEST
BRAIDED NYLON
WITH 2' SLACK
APPENDIX — 3' LINE
2 SQUIB FIRING CANNONS TO BE
FIRED AT 20,000 FT BY
FLIGHT TERMINATION SWITCH
10' SNUB LINE (COILED UP) TO TAKE
PLACE OF 1 FT LINE, WHICH HAS
BEEN CUT (BOUND WITH THD)
FLIGHT TERMINATION SWITCH RIPS
BALLOON ON FINAL DESCENT TO
20,000 FT, THUS REDUCING
FLOATING TIME IN THE AIR LANES.
THE HALF DEFLATED BALLOON THEN
ACTS AS ITS OWN PARACHUTE
FIG. 11
NYU BALLOON PROJECT
FLIGHT TERMINATION RIP RIGGING
DATE 7-19-48 ED 48-68A
DETAIL OF RIP LINE
INSERT INTO BALLOON
ACETATE
FIBER
TAPE
RIP LINE (100# TEST
OR LOBSTER TWINE)
6" SLACK
INSIDE BALLOON
BALLOON WALL
KNOT
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