AFMAN11-231 governs standard methods and terminology for employing the Computed Air Release Point system during aerial delivery operations.
View AFMAN11-231 on armypubs.army.mil
It covers CARP roles, airdrop methods and types, governing factors, parachute characteristics, drop winds, drop zones, and CARP solutions. It requires records generated by prescribed processes to follow Air Force records management and disposition requirements.
Applies to: This manual applies to all civilian employees and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard.
Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, which is located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.
MAJCOMs, direct reporting units (DRUs) and field operating agencies (FOAs) may supplement this manual.
MAJCOMs, DRUs and FOAs will coordinate their supplement to this manual with AMC/A3TW before publication and forward one copy to AMC/A3TW after publication.
Revisions include incorporating information pertaining to the Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS), Improved Containerized Delivery System (ICDS), Low Cost Aerial Delivery System (LCADS), and Low Cost Low Altitude (LCLA) airdrop and ballistic data.
Ballistics data has been removed and is maintained online.