text: External Loads
  strength requirements specified in FM 10-450-3. The Army's inventory includes a variety of equipment
  adapted or designated for use in slingload operations.
  AERIAL-DELIVERY SLINGS
  5-12. Aerial-delivery slings (ADSs) were originally designed to deliver heavy loads by air (Table 5-1).
  They have been adapted for use in air assault operations. ADSs come in a variety of sizes and strengths, as
  shown in FM 10-450-3.
  Vertical Pendant Available Lengths
  Usage Loop Slings Pounds Thicknesses (In Feet)
  3 feet 16 feet
  2-Loop 1,2 8,900 4 9 feet 20 feet
  11 feet
  120 feet
  12 feet
  3-Loop 13,500 6 60 feet 140 feet
  Pendant 3 feet 16 feet
  9 feet 20 feet
  4-Loop 17,800 8
  11 feet 28 feet
  12 feet
  6-Loop 27,000
  12 60 feet 120 feet
  9-Loop 42,000
  3 feet 16 feet
  2-Loop 1,2 5,600 4 9 feet 20 feet
  11 feet 120 feet
  3-Loop 8,500 6 60 feet 140 feet
  Part of
  sling set 3 feet 16 feet
  9 feet 20 feet
  4-Loop 11,200 8
  11 feet 28 feet
  12 feet
  6-Loop 17,000 12 60 feet 120 feet
  1
  Identified by colored thread stitched lengthwise down the middle of the strap.
  2
  Three-foot donut ring tensile strength for this sling equals 10,000 pounds. Using dual rings increases
  tensile strength to 17,500 pounds.
  Table 5-1. Aerial delivery specifications for the Type XXVI sling.