RAF Jaguar GR 1's had a chute container that was held in with a pip pin below the rudder, it then had a weighty rubber cone attached to the chute in the container and a mechanical shackle latched to hold the cone in place, also the chute plugged unto the aircraft in the cockpit in the top left position was a T handle, the pilot pulled it out to release the shackle which dropped the cone off pulling the chute out, he then pushed it in to release the chute for recovery. Have known them deploy at low level, which gets the pilots attention, also seen them drop out the back when deployed still in their container because the person fitting them hasn't locked it in.
Last edited by NutLoose; 10th Jun 2012 at 08:32.