The MC1 series troop back personnel parachute provides a capability to safely deliver an airborne soldier and individual equipment from an aircraft in flight for a vertical assault on the enemy. The MC1 series maneuverable parachute assembly is used primarily for a premeditated jump when a precision landing in a small target area is necessary. The MC1 series parachute are suitable for airdropping personnel from as high as 10,000 feet MSL (Mean Sea Level).
The MC1-B/E canopy is the same as the T-10B assembly, except that there are orifices or cut-out areas in eleven (11) of the thirty (30) gores, creating a gliding type descent. The canopy has two (2) control lines, each extending from an outboard orifice to toggles which may be manipulated in such a way as to make 360° turns.
The MC1-1C/D canopy has the same basic design as the MC-1-1B. The MC1-1C/D parachute has a fast opening canopy with a gliding type descent rate of approximately 4 to 5 feet per second, with more steerable.
All parachute assemblies are qualified, manufactured and inspected in strict accordance with current applicable MIL-DTL-6645, MIL-DTL-7567, and MIL-STD-849.