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8. For main mounted AR2s, pull up and remove temporary locking pin and thread eye of power cable over ripcord locking pin. Insert ripcord pin into main closing loop (detail A). Axis of ripcord pin will follow the angled hole in the eye of the power cable (detail B). Center straight portion of ripcord pin in closing loop and ensure that shoulder of pin remains outside of grommet. 

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The following Ripcord Pull Tests are performed on all MC-4 systems on a one-time-only basis. 

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9. Place parachute in test fixture or anthropometrical device (torso) simulating the 5-to-95 percentile person or live subject. The device shall hold parachute securely in a position with the mouth of the ripcord pocket facing down (along vertical axis). 

10. Rotate harness/container so that open end of ripcord housing faces down with ripcord cable in a vertical position. 

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11. Secure ripcord handle by hand to prevent ripcord pin withdrawal when weight is applied. 

