JOTP-011
5 December 2014
APPENDIX H. NON-SEQUENTIAL TESTS/ASSESSMENTS
ANNEX 4. OTHER SAFETY TESTS/ASSESSMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED
a. Munition Configuration: This test should be conducted with the munitions in the
combat transport and tie-down configuration.
b.
Test Level: Test items in accordance with MIL-STD-810, Method 522.
c. Test Temperature: Stabilize all cold munitions to -46 °C and all hot munitions to the
unpackaged SRE temperature prior to vibration testing. Test temperature is to be maintained
throughout testing.
H.4-6 HIGH VELOCITY PARACHUTE DROP.
Munitions may be re-supplied by high-velocity parachute delivery and are expected to remain S3
following such an event. Per MIL-STD-331, Test E5, high velocity parachute systems may result
in impact velocities of 27.4 m/s (90 ft/sec). This test should be conducted as a non-sequential test
on a minimum of three munitions with live fuzes (other energetic components may be inert).
a. Test Configuration. High velocity parachute drops occur in bulk munition (palletized)
configuration with appropriate supplemental shock isolation commonly used for parachute drop
operations. At a minimum, three munitions are to be dropped once each nose up, nose down, or
sideways.
b. Drop Height. In order to achieve the impact velocity of 27.4 m/s (90 ft/sec), this
environment is commonly replicated by a 41 m (135 ft) freefall drop unless validated evidence is
presented to the contrary.
c. Number of Drops. It is not expected that a munition would be dropped more than once
from this extreme height during its service life; thus, only one drop is required.
d.
Test Temperature. Ambient.
H.4-7 MALFUNCTIONING PARACHUTE DROP.
Munitions that may be re-supplied by parachute delivery are at risk of a malfunctioning parachute
drop scenario and are expected to remain safe for disposal. Per MIL-STD-331, Test E5,
malfunctioning parachute systems may result in impact velocities of 45.7 m/s (150 ft/sec). This
test should be conducted as a non-sequential test on a total of three munitions with live fuzes (other
energetic components may be inert).
a. Test Configuration. Malfunctioning parachute drops occur in bulk munition (palletized)
configuration with appropriate supplemental shock isolation commonly used for parachute drop
operations. At a minimum, three munitions are to be dropped once each nose up, nose down, or
sideways.
H.4-3
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