Cooper rejected the military-issue parachutes initially offered by authorities, demanding instead civilian parachutes with manually operated ripcords.
All of its standard parachutes used a ripcord that a parachutist had to pull.
When the user wants to open the parachute, he pulls a ripcord, releasing the bridle and allowing the drogue to open the main container.
The ripcord is a parallel cord of strong yarn that is situated under the jacket(s) of the cable for jacket removal.
When the ripcord is pulled, the container is opened and the pilot chute is released, opening the parachute.
After ejection, the pilot would fall away from the seat and open his parachute by pulling a ripcord in the usual way.
A ripcord is a type of pullstring used to release a parachute.
Thrown from the plane, he was able to pull the ripcord on his parachute before losing consciousness.
