The defence department of India doing good work to make India self dependent in different sector. Ordnance parachute factory(OPF) will manufacture parachute for pilot of Tejas aircraft. This will be a seat ejection parachute which will manufacture in Ordnance parachute factory(OPF) Kanpur. Currently we are purchasing this parachute from European country like America and others and now we have decided to manufacturing this in our country and this will reduce the dependency on other country. The design of this parachute is done by Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE) which is a unit of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The parachute will be made from material like steel aluminium and titanium alloy and the seat will be made with carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) material, injection seats and other component will be made of fire resistance fibre which will reduce the risk of fire. The purpose of this parachute is to bring Tejas aircraft pilot to ground safely in emergency situation. Now this parachute will manufacturer in OPF Kanpur.
As the Tejas Mark 1A fighter jet has top speed of 2205 km per hour and it can fly up to the height of 50000 feet, so this seat ejection parachute help to bring pilot to the ground safely in emergency situation.
This initiative will not only help to promote the manufacturing in India for defence sector but also strength our country in terms of security. This seat ejection parachute ensure the safety of Indian Air force pilot and make country more self dependent.