New parachute technology being considered by Avialesookhrana

Authors

Bruce Ford
Alaska Fire Service

Files

Description

This report describes Russian parachute technology used in their smokejumping program. It was written by Bruce Ford from a 2001 trip to Russia supported by the Bureau of Land Management's International Program. The report provides specific information about activation devices used by Russian smokejumpers in hopes of improving equipment used by American smokejumpers.

Publication Date

4-10-2001

Keywords

Smokejumping; Smokejumpers -- United States; Smokejumpers -- Soviet Union; Wildfire fighters

Repository

Eastern Washington University Archives and Special Collections

Recommended Citation

Ford, Bruce and Alaska Fire Service, "New parachute technology being considered by Avialesookhrana" (2001). Publications on Smokejumping. 24.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumping_pubs/24