CMC Rescue 8

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Features and Specifications:

• Material: Steel, Nickel-chrome Plated, or Aluminum, N.F.P.A., Black Finish
• Proprietary finish on aluminum model provides outstanding wear resistance
• Nickel-chrome plated steel model excels in exceptionally high-wear situations such as helicopter operations or sandy, gritty environments
• Extended carabiner hole provides room for multiple carabiners
• Both models machined from ½" plate
• Large hole diameter.: 2.5 in.
• U.L.-classified to N.F.P.A. 1983, General Use
• N.F.P.A. 1983 strength requirement for Descent Control System Components is 22 kN (4,946 lbf)
• Specifications, Nickel-chrome plated steel Rescue 8:
  • 3 sigma M.B.S., 8,992 lbs (> 40 kN)
  • Weight, 1 lb. 3.3 oz
• Specifications Aluminum with proprietary black finish Rescue 8:
  • 3 sigma M.B.S., 8,992 lbs (> 40 kN)
  • Weight, 6.6 oz.
• 3 sigma is a statistical method for reporting minimum breaking strength (MBS) that provides a 99.87% certainty of the result. N.F.P.A. 1983 and several other standards have adopted it. CMC Rescue uses the 3 sigma method whenever possible