How long does it take for the Airborne Forces to make their first jump? The heights from which paratroopers jump with a parachute. What you need to know when skydiving for the first time

The main indicator that limits the height for making a parachute jump can be called the aircraft vehicle.

No one aircraft, which transports people, is not able to rise above 26 thousand meters. And even at such a height the aircraft flies with too much high speed so that a person can jump out of an airplane.

However, spaceships can rise much higher, but their movement in space is even faster, so a paratrooper with a parachute will need a heat-resistant suit to survive beyond the confines of the spacecraft.

There is only one aircraft that allows you to transport people, besides an airplane and a spaceship, - a hot air balloon. The highest level to which this is capable of rising air vehicle, – 34.668 meters. This absolute record, demonstrated by officers navy United States of America Victor Prather and Malcolm Ross, while they were moving from the ship Antietam to Mexico, and this was May 4, 1961. But they did not make any jumps.

The man's parachute jump from the highest point was made by Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force. He made this result with hot air balloon, which on August 16, 1960 rose to a height of 31 thousand 333 meters. Joseph was in a state of free fall for four minutes and 36 seconds, developing an average speed of 1 thousand 150 kilometers per hour. The parachute was deployed at around five and a half thousand meters.

Parachute jumping standards for paratroopers

For a parachute jump, a safe altitude can be considered to be from 400 meters to 4 kilometers.

If we talk about the maximum permissible lowest altitude, the paratroopers consider a height of less than fifty meters “bordering on suicide.” Back in 2003, professional stuntman Harry Connery made a parachute jump from the Nelson's Column monument (from a height of 51.5 meters), which is located in Trafalgar Square.

A large number of times paratroopers have parachuted from the top of the statue of Christ the Savior, located in Rio de Janeiro, and jumped from St. Paul's Cathedral, which is located in London, and the height of these monuments is slightly more than 100 meters.

A little earlier, in October of the year before last, a paratrooper jumped from the most significant height - 135,890 feet (over 40 thousand meters), which was performed by Google vice-head Alan Eustace. He was able to beat the previous planetary record of 127,852.4 feet (38,969.4 meters), which was set by Australian skydiver Felix Baumgartner in 2012. In two cases, the parachutists were wearing a spacesuit designed specifically for them.

In a standard setting, a parachute jump is made from a height of 4 thousand 200 meters. Above the accepted level, the risk of oxygen starvation increases. In addition, when jumping from a height higher than the established one, the dense flow of oncoming air can cause some problems for the skydiver.

In the lower atmospheric layers, the speed of a paratrooper's fall during a long jump increases only during the first ten seconds (over the first hundred meters). Resistance air mass increases with increasing speed so significantly that very soon a moment comes when the speed no longer changes. The motion changes from acceleration to uniform.

When falling through the upper, thinner layers of the atmosphere, a person will fly faster than the final speed of falling in the lower layers, when the paratrooper encounters them and the resistance reaches its peak. Essentially, a person encounters an atmosphere. At the time of his parachute jump in 1960, Kittinger described this force as shocking: at an altitude of 23 thousand meters it demonstrated 1.2 g (g is the overload value).

A fall from 75 thousand meters would produce a huge impact of 3 g at an altitude of 31 thousand meters, which would last over 20 seconds. After this, the jump would not be anything remarkable. Marines who enter the lower atmosphere will not experience any problems from overloads above 3 g if their bodies are positioned across the air flow to continue their time in the atmosphere, but they will feel significantly hot.

Kittinger was wearing a special suit, the purpose of which was to protect him from low pressure in the stratosphere. But what is more difficult in such jumps is maintaining a stable position during the free fall process. In addition, Kittinger was equipped with a small stabilizing parachute, but he did not need it. Due to a malfunction, the parachute could not open, and the parachutist was thrown into a tailspin. Kittinger was rotated very quickly, approximately 120 rpm, the overload level was 22 g. At the moment of such overloads, the stuntman lost consciousness. Main parachute I was able to open up thanks to special device automatic opening.

One of the highest jumps ever made was planned to be part of Project Moose. It was considered a development of the United States of America, which began in the early 1960s, and its object was a program that would allow an astronaut to parachute into low orbit of our planet directly from a spacecraft. It was expected that the astronaut with the equipment would put a parachute on his chest and a folded plastic bag on his back. The pressurized cylinder should expand the bag and fill it with polyurethane foam, which will create a heat shield. The astronaut leaves orbit and then begins to fall. Protected from high temperature screen, he waits until he reaches the lower atmospheric layers, after which the parachute opens and the screen is removed.

The work that was carried out by the General Electric organization demonstrated that the idea, although very good at first glance, was not unfeasible. A sample of the heat resistant shield was created and foam samples were sent to spaceship. However, neither NASA nor the Air Force paid much attention to this venture.

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Cash reward for parachute jumping (landing with equipment)

170. Military personnel for parachute jumps (landing with equipment) from airplanes (helicopters), provided for by the approved combat (training) training plan, as well as experimental jumps performed on the instructions of the commander-in-chief Air Force or commander respectively Airborne troops, Chief of the Air Force and Air Defense Navy, a monetary reward is paid in the following amounts:

171. Military personnel with the rank of master parachuting or master international class or an honored master of parachute sports, a monetary reward is paid for each jump from an airplane, starting from jump 201 to jump 1000, in the amount of 12 percent, and for each jump, starting from 1001, in the amount of 13 percent of the salary for a military position at 10 tariff category (Appendix No. 2 to this Procedure).
172. For each complicated parachute jump, but for no more than two complication factors, and for a graduate who made a parachute jump, for no more than three complication factors, the amount of monetary reward increases by 2 percent of the salary for a military position in the 10th tariff category ( Appendix No. 2 to this Procedure).
Complex jumps include:
for fulfilling the duties of the releaser (when performing a jump);
with a parachute opening delay of at least 20 s, including stabilization of the fall;
to a limited area;
in difficult weather conditions (when the height of the lower edge of the clouds is below the specified release height);
when the wind speed at the ground is more than 5 m/s;
to landing sites (exceeding 500 m above sea level);
at night, on the water (except for jumping in diving equipment) or forest;
with weapons (except a pistol);
with a cargo container weighing more than 4 kg, not counting service equipment;
following the landing equipment;
from altitudes less than 500 m and more than 4000 m;
from an airplane at a flight speed of over 200 km/h.
173. For parachute jumps performed by ejection and on the water in diving equipment, the amount of monetary reward calculated in the manner provided for in paragraphs 171-172 of this Procedure is increased by the decision of the commander of the military unit to 4 percent of the salary for a military position in the 10th tariff category ( Appendix No. 2 to this Procedure) depending on the complexity of the jump.
For landing inside equipment or together with it, monetary remuneration is paid in the amount of 20 percent of the salary for a military position in the 10th tariff category (Appendix No. 2 to this Procedure) to each military personnel.
174. When performing experimental jumps in addition to the monetary remuneration provided for in paragraphs 171 - 172 of this Procedure, an additional 3 to 10 percent of the salary for a military position in the 10th tariff category (Appendix No. 2 to this Procedure) is paid, depending on the complexity of the jump.
The amount of additional remuneration for each experimental jump is determined by the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force or, respectively, the commander of the Airborne Forces, the head of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Navy when they approve the report on the jump performed.
175. Monetary remuneration to military personnel specified in subparagraphs “a” and “b” of paragraph 170 of this Procedure is paid for no more than two jumps, to military personnel specified in subparagraph “c” of the same paragraph - for no more than three jumps performed one day. This restriction does not apply to experimental jumps.
Military personnel who have the title of Master of Parachute Sports or Master of International Class or Honored Master of Parachute Sports are paid a monetary reward for all parachute jumps performed within one day, but within the limits of the norms for paid jumps.
176. Cash reward within calendar year is paid for parachute jumps performed according to the combat (training) training plan, but not more than within the limits of the annual norms for paid jumps established for certain categories of military personnel by the officials specified in paragraph 170 of this Procedure.
177. Military personnel who are members of sports parachute teams are paid monetary compensation for parachute jumps performed according to the combat (training) training plan, but no more than:
for commands of formations, associations and military educational institutions vocational education- 150 jumps per year;
for teams of combined branches of the Armed Forces and branches of the Armed Forces - 200 jumps per year;
for teams of the Armed Forces and military personnel of the 3rd Central Sports Parachute Club - 400 jumps per year.
Military personnel who are members of national sports parachute teams of branches of the Armed Forces and branches of the Armed Forces are, in addition to the specified norm, allowed to make 50 paid parachute jumps in preparation for the Armed Forces Championship and each international competition.
178. Monetary reward is paid military unit, in which the jumps were made, based on the order of the commander of the military unit, indicating the date of each jump, complication factors and what kind of jump it is.
When determining the amount of monetary reward, all documented parachute jumps performed by a military serviceman are taken into account, including in the period before conscription (entry) into military service.
179. No monetary reward is paid for parachute jumps performed:
not according to the combat (training) training plan;
in excess of two or three jumps per day for relevant categories of military personnel;
in excess of that established for separate category military personnel annual rate of paid jumps.
180. Citizens called up in the prescribed manner for training and verification training, performing parachute jumps (landing with equipment) during these training camps, are subject to payment of monetary compensation in the manner and amount established by paragraphs 170 - 179 of this Procedure for the relevant categories of military personnel.

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ORDER of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated 06/30/2006 200 (as amended on 06/03/2011) ON APPROVAL OF THE PROCEDURE FOR PROVIDING CASH ALLOWANCE... Relevant in 2018

Cash reward for parachute jumping (landing with equipment)

170. Military personnel for parachute jumps (landing with equipment) from airplanes (helicopters), provided for by the approved combat (training) training plan, as well as experimental jumps performed on the instructions of the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force or, accordingly, the commander of the Airborne Forces, chief Air Force and Air Defense of the Navy, monetary remuneration is paid in the following amounts:

with a parachute opening delay of at least 20 s, including stabilization of the fall;

to a limited area;

in difficult weather conditions (when the height of the lower edge of the clouds is below the specified release height);

when the wind speed at the ground is more than 5 m/s;

to landing sites (exceeding 500 m above sea level);

at night, on the water (except for jumping in diving equipment) or forest;

with weapons (except a pistol);

with a cargo container weighing more than 4 kg, not counting service equipment;

following the landing equipment;

from altitudes less than 500 m and more than 4000 m;

from an airplane at a flight speed of over 200 km/h.

173. For parachute jumps performed by ejection and on the water in diving equipment, the amount of monetary reward calculated in the manner provided for in paragraphs 171 - 172 of this Procedure is increased by the decision of the commander of the military unit to 4 percent of the salary for a military position in the 10th tariff category ( Appendix No. 2 to this Procedure) depending on the complexity of the jump.

For landing inside equipment or together with it, monetary remuneration is paid in the amount of 20 percent of the salary for a military position in the 10th tariff category (Appendix No. 2 to this Procedure) to each military personnel.

174. When performing experimental jumps in addition to the monetary remuneration provided for in paragraphs 171 - 172 of this Procedure, an additional 3 to 10 percent of the salary for a military position in the 10th tariff category (Appendix No. 2 to this Procedure) is paid, depending on the complexity of the jump.

The amount of additional remuneration for each experimental jump is determined by the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force or, respectively, the commander of the Airborne Forces, the head of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Navy when they approve the report on the jump performed.

175. Monetary remuneration to military personnel specified in subparagraphs “a” and “b” of paragraph 170 of this Procedure is paid for no more than two jumps, to military personnel specified in subparagraph “c” of the same paragraph - for no more than three jumps performed one day. This restriction does not apply to experimental jumps.

Military personnel who have the title of Master of Parachute Sports or Master of International Class or Honored Master of Parachute Sports are paid a monetary reward for all parachute jumps performed within one day, but within the limits of the norms for paid jumps.

176. Monetary remuneration during a calendar year is paid for parachute jumps performed according to the combat (training) training plan, but not more than within the limits of the annual norms for paid jumps established for certain categories of military personnel by the officials specified in paragraph 170 of this Procedure.

177. Military personnel who are members of sports parachute teams are paid monetary compensation for parachute jumps performed according to the combat (training) training plan, but no more than:

for teams of formations, associations and military educational institutions of professional education - 150 jumps per year;

for teams of combined branches of the Armed Forces and branches of the Armed Forces - 200 jumps per year;

for teams of the Armed Forces and military personnel of the 3rd Central Sports Parachute Club - 400 jumps per year.

Military personnel who are members of national sports parachute teams of branches of the Armed Forces and branches of the Armed Forces are, in addition to the specified norm, allowed to make 50 paid parachute jumps in preparation for the Armed Forces Championship and each international competition.

178. Monetary reward is paid by the military unit in which the jumps were made, based on the order of the commander of the military unit, indicating the date of each jump, the complication factors and what type of jump it is.

When determining the amount of monetary reward, all documented parachute jumps performed by a military serviceman are taken into account, including in the period before conscription (entry) into military service.

179. No monetary reward is paid for parachute jumps performed:

not according to the combat (training) training plan;

in excess of two or three jumps per day for relevant categories of military personnel;

in excess of the annual norm of paid jumps established for a certain category of military personnel.

180. Citizens called up in the prescribed manner for training and verification training, performing parachute jumps (landing with equipment) during these training camps, are subject to payment of monetary compensation in the manner and amount established by paragraphs 170 - 179 of this Procedure for the relevant categories of military personnel.

Air - landing troops can rightfully be considered a model of valor and strength national army. It is difficult to imagine a soldier who dreams of serving in the army who would not want to try himself as a paratrooper.

Service in this kind has several troops characteristic features, including intensive physical exercise is key. Because of this, the current legislation provides for a number of mandatory requirements that a conscript who wishes to serve in the ranks of the elite troops must meet.

How to get into the Airborne Forces by conscription is a question many conscripts ask themselves before visiting a medical commission. The answer is simple: it is important to meet all selection criteria and express your desire to the distribution committee to get into this particular branch of the military.

What is important to do

According to current legal norms, namely, in accordance with paragraph “D” of the regulation “On Military Duty”, recommendations on the distribution of conscript soldiers are provided by the head of the territorial military registration and enlistment office. As a rule, persons of military age are asked about their intentions regarding military service even during their initial registration. After passing the medical commission, the conscript goes to a meeting of the draft commission, where a preliminary decision will be made on which troops the young man will serve in (in the absence of contraindications for health reasons). Here it is important not to be shy and clearly indicate your desire to serve in the Airborne Forces.

It is very important to understand that airborne troops are not just romantic, it is very difficult and dangerous service. This branch of the military is not just considered the elite of the entire Russian army, this is practically the main reserve of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, so the requirements for enrollment in this genus troops are much more serious than anywhere else. Good health and impressive endurance are especially important if you want to serve in a special forces unit.

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Key criteria for selecting recruits

For ease of understanding, these requirements for conscript soldiers should be divided into several categories.

Physical health status

The intense stress to which an ordinary airborne force is exposed requires impeccable health. There should be no congenital or acquired pathologies. Based on the results of the examination, the medical commission at the military registration and enlistment office must determine the fitness category A1, which must be recorded in the relevant documentation.

In addition, a conscript applying for service in the Airborne Forces should not have any predisposition to chronic inflammatory processes. The medical record from the clinic at the place of permanent registration should not contain evidence of surgical interventions as a result of injury or the development of internal pathology. Every day, paratroopers are exposed to heavy loads, which include:

• grueling training to develop endurance;
• constant parachute jumps;
• regular exhaustion of the body as a result of long flights;
• unbalanced nutrition during survival courses, etc.

All this can leave an indelible mark on a weakened body, so you should sensibly assess your health. If you have a deliberate desire to enroll in conscript service in the Airborne Forces it is recommended to begin training as early as possible. Indeed, in addition to physically good health and the absence of pathological processes in the body, these are not all the requirements.

Mental health and emotional stability are also essential requirements for a soldier entering military service. military service as a paratrooper. The conscript will have to undergo a number of specialized tests, which cannot be deliberately cheated. They are developed by military psychologists and are quite successfully used in practice, weeding out unreliable applicants.

Physical data

There are certain anthropometric parameters, which must be met in order to enlist in the Airborne Forces. The indicators are reasonable. Even a slight deviation from the specified height and weight requirements can be the main reason for refusal.

The height of a potential paratrooper should not be less than 175 cm and no more than 195 cm. Body weight can vary from 75 to 85 kg.

These indicators are natural in a physiological sense. Deviation from these parameters is indirect evidence of hidden health problems. In addition, non-compliance with these requirements may impede the accomplishment of the combat mission assigned to elite troops RF.

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The growth indicators were also not assigned by chance. Low people definitely will not be able to cope with strength exercises and other delights of the life of blue berets for a long time, and too many tall people another problem. Long stay in the air, which is the norm for a paratrooper soldier, is associated with intense atmospheric loads, which affects blood pressure. Tall people are more susceptible to hypotension (syndrome) low blood pressure), which can also leave an imprint on the soldier’s health even after military service.

If height discrepancy is almost impossible to correct, then with weight things are different. Dial muscle mass, or vice versa, you can get rid of excess weight in a relatively a short time, it is important to take care of yourself in time.

Physical form

A conscript who wishes to serve in the Airborne Forces must meet the requirements for physical training. In the absence of medical and physiological contraindications, the soldier will be asked to pass the following physical standards:

• 20 push-ups;
• 20 pull-ups;
• cross 3 km with equipment weighing 15 kg.

This will have to be demonstrated to the draft commission, otherwise, in a request for admission to the ranks Airborne conscript will be refused. It is important to understand that these requirements may not seem so complicated, but in reality this is far from the case. It will not be possible to meet these standards without targeted and lengthy preparation. In addition, to achieve such indicators, it is recommended to refrain from consuming alcohol and tobacco products.

Education

A potential paratrooper must not only meet all the previously mentioned requirements. An equally important factor is the availability of education. The general average will be quite enough. A good advantage would be the absence of C grades in the certificate.

Additional factors

There are several factors that can significantly increase your chances young man for successful enrollment in the ranks of the Airborne Forces. These include:

Skydiving is popular in modern world. Some people engage in this sport professionally, for others, skydiving is a way to tickle their nerves and get a dose of adrenaline. Has anyone ever wondered how many lines a parachute has?

What is a parachute?

The parachute is an ingenious and simple invention by an engineer from St. Petersburg, Gleb Evgenievich Kotelnikov. He was the first to create backpack device, received a patent for his invention in nineteen twelve.

A parachute is a hemisphere made of fabric, to which a load or suspension system. It is designed to slow down and soften a fall from a height. Used for the safe landing of a person or cargo, it has several varieties.

How many lines do parachutes have?

This is of course very interest Ask. There are several types of parachutes, all of them with different quantities sling There is a main parachute and a reserve, landing, army and cargo. There are main and additional slings, they are all made from high-quality durable fiber and can withstand a load (each) of up to two hundred kilograms. To answer the question of how many lines a parachute has, you need to consider each instance separately.

Army parachute

The armed forces have been using parachutes of the same series for many years. From the sixties to the present day these are D-5 and D-6 parachutes. They differ in size, weight and number of lines.

How many lines does army parachute D-5? There are twenty-eight of them, nine meters each. The parachute itself is dome-shaped and cannot be controlled. Land with it however and wherever you are lucky. This is the only but serious minus of this series.

Next, the D-6 parachute was released. It has thirty lines. Twenty-eight are normal, and two are designed to control the dome. They are located in the side slits of the parachute. If you pull these lines, you can turn and rotate the canopy in the desired direction. This is very useful quality, if the landing does not take place at a training ground, but in mountainous conditions, forest areas or in a place where there are bodies of water.

Paratrooper's parachute

In order for paratroopers to feel calm during a jump, they are provided with D-10 series parachutes. This is an improved version of the D-6. It has the shape of a squash, the dome size is one hundred square meters! Even a novice skydiver can easily control this parachute. Ease of control depends on how many lines there are in parachute: the more there are, the easier it is to manage.

The D-10 has twenty-six main lines: twenty-two four-meter lines and two seven-meter lines attached to loops in the canopy slits. There are also twenty-two additional slings located on the outside, their length is three meters, made of durable ShKP-150 cord.

There are also twenty-four additional internal lines. They are attached to additional slings. Two additional ones are attached to the second and fourteenth at once. This is the answer to the question of how many slings are in airborne parachute. The D-10 is considered one of the safest parachutes in history.

Why do you need a reserve parachute?

The reserve parachute must be mandatory be with the parachutist during the jump. It is designed for emergency deployment when the main one does not open or if it is twisted. In such a situation, it no longer matters whether the canopy is controlled or not, or how many lines the parachutes have - none of the additional ones will help. Of course, an experienced skydiver will try to straighten the main one first, which will waste additional time. If it was not possible to straighten, then a reserve parachute will save the situation. It opens quickly and easily.

To learn how to use a spare tire, you don’t need to go through a lot of training; even a child can handle this task.

How many lines does a reserve parachute have? Typically, such parachutes are the same for all major types. These are series 3 and 4. The spare lines are arranged in four groups. Each has six lines. The total is twenty-four. Of course, a reserve parachute is not designed for control; its main task is to quickly open and save a person’s life.

What do you need to know when making a parachute jump for the first time?

If you are not in and skydiving is just a dream, not military duty, then it’s worth starting with training courses. Even if you decide to jump with an instructor in tandem, training is necessary in order not to harm either yourself or the instructor. He’s already scared to jump with a person, and even be responsible for someone’s life. Such courses cost from three thousand rubles - it depends on the company providing these services.

Before going to the club, make sure to obtain a medical certificate: a heart attack during a jump is a serious and dangerous thing. And it can happen, because when you jump into the abyss, so much adrenaline splashes out that it will last for a year. And the fear of jumping can also lead to sad consequences if your heart is naughty. The pressure should also be the same as when joining the space forces. If there excess weight, then you should also consult a doctor whether you should jump or not.

If you are under eighteen years of age, written permission from your parents to jump will be useful. Don’t forget to warn them what you are going to do; the instructor will not allow you within a kilometer of the parachute without their written consent. People with mental disorders, after recent operations, with diseases of the musculoskeletal system, with respiratory tract disease.

If your weight is more than one hundred and twenty kilograms, then you will be denied a tandem jump. Weight less than forty-five kilograms is a contraindication for a single jump. Pregnant women are also not allowed. First, calmly carry the child out, do not hide your position from the instructor in order to make the jump.

Skydiving is a dream for many. Do not drink alcohol before it under any circumstances. It is clear that the joy is off the charts, but it is better to celebrate this event after the fact, especially since you will not be allowed to jump with the smell of alcohol. And if you decide to drink so as not to be scared, then it is better to abstain from this idea altogether. And good luck to everyone who passed the medical examination!