An evacuation assembly for an aircraft, the evacuation assembly comprising: an evacuation slide ; and a sheet coupled to the evacuation slide , wherein the sheet is deployable in a negative lift configuration and a canopy configuration; and wherein: in the negative lift configuration the sheet extends across at least a portion of an underside of the evacuation slide; and in the canopy configuration the sheet extends over at least a portion of a top side of the evacuation slide; wherein a first portion of the sheet is permanently coupled to the evacuation slide ; and wherein: the evacuation slide comprises a longitudinal axis , a first longitudinally extending border tube , and a second longitudinally extending border tube ; the first longitudinally extending border tube and the second longitudinally extending border tube extend parallel to the longitudinal axis to form opposing lateral edges of the evacuation slide; the first portion of the sheet is permanently coupled to the first longitudinally extending border tube; characterized in that : - a second portion of the sheet is detachably coupled to the evacuation slide; - the second portion of the sheet is detachably coupled to the second longitudinally extending border tube; - the sheet is configured to be switched from the negative lift configuration to the canopy configuration by detaching the second portion of the sheet from the evacuation slide, retracting the sheet from the underside of the evacuation slide, extending the sheet over the top side of the evacuation slide, and reattaching the second portion of the sheet to the evacuation slide. an evacuation slide ; and a sheet coupled to the evacuation slide , wherein the sheet is deployable in a negative lift configuration and a canopy configuration; and wherein: in the negative lift configuration the sheet extends across at least a portion of an underside of the evacuation slide; and in the canopy configuration the sheet extends over at least a portion of a top side of the evacuation slide; in the negative lift configuration the sheet extends across at least a portion of an underside of the evacuation slide; and in the canopy configuration the sheet extends over at least a portion of a top side of the evacuation slide; wherein a first portion of the sheet is permanently coupled to the evacuation slide ; and wherein: the evacuation slide comprises a longitudinal axis , a first longitudinally extending border tube , and a second longitudinally extending border tube ; the first longitudinally extending border tube and the second longitudinally extending border tube extend parallel to the longitudinal axis to form opposing lateral edges of the evacuation slide; the first portion of the sheet is permanently coupled to the first longitudinally extending border tube; characterized in that : - a second portion of the sheet is detachably coupled to the evacuation slide; - the second portion of the sheet is detachably coupled to the second longitudinally extending border tube; - the sheet is configured to be switched from the negative lift configuration to the canopy configuration by detaching the second portion of the sheet from the evacuation slide, retracting the sheet from the underside of the evacuation slide, extending the sheet over the top side of the evacuation slide, and reattaching the second portion of the sheet to the evacuation slide. - a second portion of the sheet is detachably coupled to the evacuation slide; - the second portion of the sheet is detachably coupled to the second longitudinally extending border tube; - the sheet is configured to be switched from the negative lift configuration to the canopy configuration by detaching the second portion of the sheet from the evacuation slide, retracting the sheet from the underside of the evacuation slide, extending the sheet over the top side of the evacuation slide, and reattaching the second portion of the sheet to the evacuation slide. <EOS>