Hey Nutty, enjoyed your post about the rope! Not at all far from the truth.
http://www.airborne-sys.com/files/br..._cspep_mk3.pdf
when I first joined the airborne world there was an on going dispute between two companies over the IPR of said rope. It consumed a great deal of effort diverting us away from more important stuff. the matter was only resolved when the two companies merged. probably the most expensive bit of rope in the UK inventory. Unless someone knows differently.