{"id":34431,"date":"2025-10-09T15:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/?p=34431"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:11:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:11:46","slug":"tensile-strength-nylon-seam-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/en\/tensile-strength-nylon-seam-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Tensile Strength &amp; Nylon Seam Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34431\" class=\"elementor elementor-34431\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8584a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b8584a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21280473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21280473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strength Tests<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f74f29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26f74f29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ccf12a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28ccf12a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:a7fa5579-701d-46b5-8b15-31fad80bce73-21\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-40\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"4ea9a09e-19f4-4c3a-8f24-a7c617fcb956\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"222\" data-is-only-node=\"\">This document contains the results of strength tests conducted on March 20, 2024, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.pl\/en\/kategoria-produktu\/nylon-40d\/\">40D nylon<\/a> materials and the seams used in a sewn main and pilot parachute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d659c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d659c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33826a2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33826a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Test Procedure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f0a9820 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f0a9820\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ab3f015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ab3f015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"414\">The tests were carried out on an <strong data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"134\">MTS Bionix Servohydraulic Test System<\/strong>. The measurement methodology involved placing the ends of each sample in the machine\u2019s grips, followed by clamping them with an appropriately selected clamping pressure. Once prepared in this way, the samples were stretched by the machine [Figure 1] until the point of rupture.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"568\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The materials tested included <a href=\"http:\/\/The tests were carried out on an MTS Bionix Servohydraulic Test System. The measurement methodology involved placing the ends of each sample in the machine\u2019s grips, followed by clamping them with an appropriately selected clamping pressure. Once prepared in this way, the samples were stretched by the machine [Figure 1] until the point of rupture.  The materials tested included 40D nylon fabrics used in parachute construction, the seams joining fabric pieces, and the load-bearing webbing.\">40D nylon fabrics<\/a> used in parachute construction, the seams joining fabric pieces, and the <strong data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"565\">load-bearing webbing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43532567 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43532567\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670e2716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"670e2716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/testy-wyt-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34436\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/testy-wyt-02.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/testy-wyt-02-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0b3416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f0b3416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/testy-wyt-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34439\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/testy-wyt-03.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/testy-wyt-03-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195597ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"195597ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/testy-wyt-04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34442\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/testy-wyt-04.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/testy-wyt-04-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b6202e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20b6202e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6345f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e6345f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">List of Samples<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43699a8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43699a8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de14066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2de14066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"29\">The English translation is:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"31\" data-end=\"152\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">2.1 Polypropylene Load-Bearing Webbing (Pilot Parachute) and 2.1 Loop-Stitched Load-Bearing Webbing (Pilot Parachute)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1e360e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d1e360e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd6b66b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bd6b66b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34445\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-02.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-02-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9956adb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9956adb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34448\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-03.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-03-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ff557a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60ff557a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25547133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25547133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong data-start=\"31\" data-end=\"103\">2.2 Two Fabric Panels Sewn to Load-Bearing Webbing (Main Parachute):<\/strong><br data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"106\" \/>a) View from the webbing side<br data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"138\" \/>b) View from the seam side<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1499636f e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1499636f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10418452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10418452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34451\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-04.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-04-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1433a1aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1433a1aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34451\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-04.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-04-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f5966e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42f5966e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a687150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a687150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong data-start=\"31\" data-end=\"104\">2.3 Two Fabric Panels Sewn to Load-Bearing Webbing (Pilot Parachute):<\/strong><br data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"107\" \/>a) View from the webbing side<br data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"139\" \/>b) View from the seam side<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c8003e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32c8003e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535a53a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"535a53a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34454\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-06.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-06-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b56946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40b56946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-07.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34457\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-07.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t-07-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9c5289 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e9c5289\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2880b229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2880b229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Measurement Results<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749b1f19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"749b1f19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d14c76 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44d14c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>a) Summary of Strength Test Results for Pilot Parachute Seams<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587a70de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"587a70de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f226e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f226e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-104733-1-1024x650.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-104733-1-1024x650.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-104733-1-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-104733-1-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-104733-1-1536x976.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-104733-1-1200x762.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-104733-1-600x381.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-104733-1.png 1842w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d6f664 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15d6f664\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40769346 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40769346\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c8cabc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75c8cabc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-112558-763x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-112558-763x1024.png 763w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-112558-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-112558-768x1030.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-112558-634x850.png 634w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-112558-600x805.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-112558.png 954w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aed067a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7aed067a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580e9bd6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"580e9bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"31\" data-end=\"107\">The <strong data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"63\">average force at Rupture<\/strong> of the connection is <strong data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"104\">292.1 (\u00b114.3) N<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"150\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The <strong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"135\">standard deviation<\/strong> is <strong data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"149\">47.3 N<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e695448 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e695448\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee33d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ee33d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>b) Summary of Strength Test Results for the Drogue Material<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc3dd22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cc3dd22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202ded11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"202ded11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-111307-1024x605.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34466\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-111307-1024x605.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-111307-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-111307-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-111307-1200x709.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-111307-600x354.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-111307.png 1476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e70998 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46e70998\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c9cca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26c9cca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Rupture force of the material used to make the Drogue is <strong>317.6 N<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770d6948 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"770d6948\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381e6fa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"381e6fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>c) Summary of Strength Test Results for Main Parachute Seams<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b891564 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b891564\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9c9929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c9c9929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-102231-1024x657.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34469\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-102231-1024x657.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-102231-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-102231-768x493.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-102231-1536x985.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-102231-1200x770.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-102231-600x385.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-102231.png 1712w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7805c7c5 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7805c7c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a482ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a482ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-44-45-am-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34472\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-44-45-am-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-44-45-am-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-44-45-am-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-44-45-am-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-44-45-am-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-44-45-am.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa899d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aa899d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The<strong data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"60\"> average rupture force <\/strong>of the Main parachute seam samples is <strong data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"118\">310.3 (\u00b124.5) N<\/strong>, with a <strong data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"149\">standard deviation<\/strong> of <strong data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"163\">59.9 N<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56435def e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56435def\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b16bb52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b16bb52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>e) Summary of Strength Test Results for the Webbing Used in Parachute Construction<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b23b3c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b23b3c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40db9a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40db9a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-122218-1-1024x656.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34475\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-122218-1-1024x656.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-122218-1-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-122218-1-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-122218-1-1200x769.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-122218-1-600x385.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-122218-1.png 1504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2760d3f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2760d3f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d2da2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79d2da2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a7b97e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a7b97e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-57-25-am.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34478\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-57-25-am.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-57-25-am-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-57-25-am-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-57-25-am-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-57-25-am-850x850.png 850w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-57-25-am-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-11-57-25-am-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afbacb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2afbacb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee2a6cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ee2a6cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"71\">average force at webbing rupture<\/strong> is <strong data-start=\"75\" data-end=\"96\">2.762 (\u00b10.081) kN<\/strong>, with a <strong data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"127\">standard deviation<\/strong> of <strong data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"143\">0.115 kN<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a75a2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73a75a2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bc9e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33bc9e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>f) Summary of Strength Test Results for Sewn Webbing Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f7eeea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68f7eeea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc8716a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fc8716a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-105428-1-1024x667.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34481\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-105428-1-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-105428-1-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-105428-1-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-105428-1-1200x782.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-105428-1-600x391.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-105428-1.png 1458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3bc4e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b3bc4e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4156fa4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4156fa4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651813a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"651813a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-12-05-03-pm-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34484\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-12-05-03-pm-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-12-05-03-pm-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-12-05-03-pm-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-12-05-03-pm-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-12-05-03-pm-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chatgpt-image-oct-13-2025-12-05-03-pm.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75cf9dbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75cf9dbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d89f298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d89f298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"63\">average force at rupture<\/strong> of the sewn webbing connection is <strong data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"118\">0.92 (\u00b10.134) kN<\/strong>, with a <strong data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"149\">standard deviation<\/strong> of <strong data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"165\">0.232 kN<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617b3376 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"617b3376\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e5ba8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76e5ba8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusions:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b39e08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30b39e08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc0e55c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cc0e55c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"541\"><strong data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"75\">4.1<\/strong> The test results of the samples from Figure 7 show that the <strong data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"180\">quality of the seam joining the material<\/strong> has a key impact on overall material strength. The seam creates <strong data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"276\">local stress concentrations<\/strong> caused by notches\u2014the needle holes\u2014which reduce the tensile strength of the entire assembly. Rupture occurred at the stitched area, not in the continuous part of the material. This indicates that the seam is the <strong data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"514\">most vulnerable point<\/strong> of the entire parachute.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"1053\"><strong data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"550\">4.2<\/strong> The difference between two fabric strips sewn to the load-bearing webbing in the Main parachute and the ripstop material alone is approximately <strong data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"703\">50 N<\/strong>, or about <strong data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"721\">15%<\/strong>. This difference results from the reasons described in conclusion 4.1. A similar comparison cannot be made for the material used in the Pilot parachute, as only <strong data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"903\">one tensile test<\/strong> of the material alone was performed. However, judging by the rupture location of the samples sewn to the webbing, a similar relationship is likely.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1392\"><strong data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1062\">4.3<\/strong> The ripstop materials and their seams in both cases exhibit <strong data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1151\">similar tensile strength<\/strong>, but as noted in section 3.A, the <strong data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1209\">quality of the seam<\/strong> plays a significant role. The <strong data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1265\">most durable material<\/strong> among those tested is the load-bearing webbing, which is about <strong data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1353\">three times stronger<\/strong> than the \u201cloop-stitched\u201d connection.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1397\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1585\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b90bb9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48b90bb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb5a720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb5a720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This article was made possible thanks to the collaboration with the <strong data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"138\">PWr in Space Student Research Group<\/strong>, operating under the patronage of <strong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"221\">Wroc\u0142aw University of Science and Technology<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d6d0b0 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26d6d0b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af1a62e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1af1a62e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pwr-in-space-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34487\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pwr-in-space-small.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pwr-in-space-small-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pwr-in-space-small-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strength Tests This document contains the results of strength tests conducted on March 20, 2024, on 40D nylon materials and the seams used in a sewn main and pilot parachute. Test Procedure The tests were carried&#8230; <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/en\/tensile-strength-nylon-seam-tests\/\"> Wi\u0119cej &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":444,"featured_media":34432,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/screenshot-2025-10-13-at-104733.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/444"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34431"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34494,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34431\/revisions\/34494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripstop.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}