10 Oct 2006

2006: From a DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, AFFTC parachutists made 10 jumps at Edwards AFB to test a new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter parachute system.  The IGQ type 6000, which incorporated the parachute and harness into the F-35 cockpit, was designed to inflate at various speeds.  It resembled an aeroconical dome when extended.