MC-4 RAM AIR FREE-FALL PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM  ILLUSTRATED LIST OF MANUFACTURED ITEMS  MC-4 CONTINUITY SUSPENSION DEVICE  0077 00-1  5.  Attach an MC-4 main or reserve parachute to insure stability.  4.  Once constructed, hang from a convenient point, normally from the ceiling, high enough to ensure the  entire canopy is off the ground.  1.  The MC-4 Continuity Suspension Device is constructed from a suitable piece of metal  or plastic tubing, wood, or other light-weight material (approximately 16-feet in length).  2.   Bolt or weld approximately 8 clamps (evenly spaced) to the Suspension Device.  3.  Ensure both the clamps and the Suspension Device are capable of supporting the  weight of an MC-4 main or reserve parachute.  Assemble the MC-4 Continuity Suspension Device in accordance with the illustrations below. Use the  MC-4 Continuity Suspension Device as an aid in conducting the continuity check and other purpose in  which the MC-4 requires suspension.  0077 00 TM 10-1670-287-23&P Clamps Supporting Device  Supporting Device  MC-4 Canopy 