Systems and methods for retaining removable panel when deploying evacuation system

A method for retaining a blow-out panel to an evacuation system comprising:

• attaching a first end of a first strap to an inner surface of the blow-out panel;
• attaching a second end of the first strap to a packboard;
• attaching a first end of a second strap to the inner surface of the blow-out panel;
• and
• attaching a second end of the second strap to an inflatable.

An evacuation system for an aircraft comprising:

• an inflatable;
• a packboard for the inflatable;
• a plurality of straps;
• a blow-out panel coupled between the inflatable and the packboard via the plurality of straps, the plurality of straps including at least a first strap and a second strap,
• wherein the at least one first strap is coupled between an inner surface of the blow-out panel and the packboard and the at least one second strap is coupled between the inner surface of the blow-out panel and the inflatable, and
• wherein the blow-out panel is configured to be suspended between an outboard portion of the inflatable and the packboard in response to the inflatable deploying to a fully deployed position.