CONSTRUCTION. The container of the parachute flare is a drawn steel cylinder 1 mm thick compressed circumferentially to form two internal flanges. The forward end is en-closed by a dome cover and the after end by a plate. (See fig. 73.) A cardboard disc separates the fuze pocket from the 12 pounds of clay ballast in the nose. The cardboard disk is retained by a ring which has an L-section and is spot welded to the inside of the container. The domed cover which fits inside the container is located near the forward flange. It is secured by the rim at the forward end of the container. The fitting in the cover is threaded to take a suspension lug.

The wooden block beneath one fuze has a central hole and a side channel through which the flash from the fuze ignites the powder train in the rubber tube. This in turn ignites the black powder charge in the diaphragm. The diaphragm is positioned by the after in-ternal flange and the plaster of paris cylinder. The single flare candle is within this cylin-der and sealed by the washer. The parachute shrouds are wound around the top of the candle and a cardboard ejector disc is placed below the folded parachute. A tight fitting felt pad is inserted above the parachute and is held in place by the end plate. This latter is secured by six soft metal screws which are easily sheared. Of the four stabilizing fins on the tail of the container, one pair is 2 3/4 inches long while the other is 16 inches long.

The wooden block beneath one fuze has a central hole and a side channel through which the flash from the fuze ignites the powder train in the rubber tube. This in turn ignites the black powder charge in the diaphragm. The diaphragm is positioned by the after in-ternal flange and the plaster of paris cylinder. The single flare candle is within this cylin-der and sealed by the washer. The parachute shrouds are wound around the top of the candle and a cardboard ejector disc is placed below the folded parachute. A tight fitting felt pad is inserted above the parachute and is held in place by the end plate. This latter is secured by six soft metal screws which are easily sheared. Of the four stabilizing fins on the tail of the container, one pair is 2 3/4 inches long while the other is 16 inches long.

The candle is an aluminum tube closed at one end, with a paper liner containing the compressed flare composition. A light aluminum container inserted in the concave end of the candle contains the black powder igniter. At the other end of the candle a heat in-sulating layer, consisting of cast plaster, is provided to protect the shrouds of the para-chute. The latter are arranged in two groups connected by two 4-foot lengths of S.W.R. to the closing plate, which is riveted to the container.

The parachute, 4 feet in diameter, is made of 12 sections of artificial silk and vented at the center.

SUSPENSION. Horizontal.

COLOR AND MARKINGS. Exterior painted black with one marking "Ausf. E" stenciled in on a silver patch just forward of the fuze pocket. The markings on the parachute are: Gerät LC 50 F Ausf. C.

Figure 73 – LC 50 F Ausf. E Parachute Flare