Russian Ministry of Defense successfully completed the state trials of the parachute system “Bakhcha-in-PDS”, They stated in the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense. System, designed for landing new BMD-4M and BTR-MDM “Shell”, adequately passed all the tests in the Russian Airborne Troops will be put into service VDV, added in the military.
As noted in the Ministry of Defense, during system testing “Bakhcha-in-PDS” It confirmed all the announced specifications, given the Defense Ministry and the command of the Airborne. With the new system airborne military equipment, as well as mass-dimensional models of machinery dropped from military transport Il-76MD about 70 time, received only positive feedback at the end of landing.
Until the end of the year the Airborne Command is planning to conclude contracts with suppliers for the organization of serial delivery system VDV.
Strapdown parachute system "Bakhcha-U-PDS" established holding "Aircraft Equipment", a leading Russian developer of airdrop equipment and supplies, based on the company "Universal" specifically for the needs of the Defense Ministry. Mnogokupolnaya parachute system is designed to deliver on the land combat vehicle BMD-4M with the crew and ground up 14,5 tons of aircraft Il-76, which are traditionally used for the transport of heavy loads and landing of military and civil. It consists of a suspension, amortization and parachute systems, including a 11 basic area units parachutes 350 quarter. meters each. Innovative solution was the principle of creating a new system “forced boost”, guaranteed that enables reduction of overload on landing, enabling the crew to proceed to carry out combat missions immediately after landing.
In view of reducing the liberation of BMD-4M by means of landing after landing, rota or VDV battalion, such armed combat vehicles, able to promptly engage in battle with the enemy.
Previously, landing equipment and cargo parachute used platform P-7 with the ISS-5-128R mnogokupolnoy system, strapdown parachute systems, BSS-916 and PBS-925 with mnogokupolnoy ISS-350-9 system.
