Editing Parachute (section)

== Malfunctions ==
{{see also|Malfunction (parachuting)}}
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[[File: Apollo 15 descends to splashdown.jpg|thumb|The [[Apollo 15]] spacecraft landed safely despite a parachute line failure in 1971.]]
Below are listed the malfunctions specific to round parachutes: 
* A "Mae West" or "blown periphery" is a type of round parachute malfunction that contorts the shape of the canopy into the outward appearance of a large [[brassiere]], named after the generous proportions of the late actress [[Mae West]]. The column of nylon fabric, buffeted by the wind, rapidly heats from friction and opposite sides of the canopy can fuse together in a narrow region, removing any chance of it opening fully.
*A "streamer" is the main chute which becomes entangled in its lines and fails to deploy, taking the shape of a paper streamer.  The parachutist cuts it away to provide space and clean air for deploying the reserve.<ref name="scott"/>
* An "inversion" occurs when one skirt of the canopy blows between the suspension lines on the opposite side of the parachute and then catches air. That portion then forms a secondary lobe with the canopy inverted. The secondary lobe grows until the canopy turns completely inside out.
* A "[[barber's pole]]" describes having a tangle of lines behind the jumper's head, who cuts away the main and opens his reserve.<ref name="scott">[http://www.screamingeagle.org/PDFs/JumpSchoolatFortBenning.pdf Scott Royce E. "Bo." ''Jump School at Fort Benning'' (originally published in a column called DUSTOFF in the July – August 1988 Issue of the ''Screaming Eagle Magazine'')] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130034732/http://screamingeagle.org/PDFs/JumpSchoolatFortBenning.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130034732/http://screamingeagle.org/PDFs/JumpSchoolatFortBenning.pdf |archive-date=2010-11-30 |url-status=live |date=November 30, 2010 }}</ref>
*The "[[Malfunction (parachuting)#Horseshoe|horseshoe]]" is an out-of-sequence deployment, when the parachute lines and bag are released before the bag drogue and bridle. This can cause the lines to become tangled or a situation where the parachute drogue is not released from the container.<ref name="scott"/>
*"Jumper-In-Tow" involves a static line that does not disconnect, resulting in a jumper being towed behind the aircraft.<ref name="scott"/>