Originally Posted by
NutLoose
NO,
The GR1a used the weighted noddy cap that was attached to the chute to help it deploy if memory serves me correctly, but they have a later chute I believe but an early noddy cap, so its probably a work around. On the GR1a when the pilot pulled the chute handle, two jaws opened at 3 and 9 oclock and the cap fell off pulling out the chute.
The noddy caps used to get the proverbial beaten out of them bouncing along the runway when the chute was jettisoned and sometimes could be a pig to refit..
You can see how it should be in this image,
https://media.gettyimages.com/photos...98?s=2048x2048
Bit of an understatement about the noddy caps and the difficulty in refitting them. However, after a Eureka ! moment, the chutes were, as I recall, dispensed with and a chaff dispenser fitted. This could also be "fun " to replenish .