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    militaries utilize parachuting for the deployment of airborne forces and supplies. Special operations forces commonly employ parachuting, especially free-fall...
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    marketed to the sport parachuting community. Ram-air parafoils are steerable (as are most canopies used for sport parachuting), and have two layers of...
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    repeatedly parachuted a small arboreal monkey from his balloon. Meanwhile, Maud DeHaven and Richard P. Hill had parachuting dogs. The exploits of parachuting balloonist...
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  • deploy a parachute to slow their descent and land. A popular form of BASE jumping is wingsuit BASE jumping. In contrast to other forms of parachuting, such...
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    military parachutist is a soldier trained to conduct military operations by parachuting directly into an area of operations, usually as part of a large airborne...
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  • Operations, Basic Parachuting, Jump Master, Parachute Instructor, Static Line Square Parachuting, the three different phases of Parachute Rigger training...
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  • A Parachute regiment is an airborne infantry military unit of paratroopers, trained in parachuting into a combat zone. Parachute Regiment may refer to:...
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    François Reichelt, was an Austro-Hungarian-born French tailor, inventor and parachuting pioneer, now sometimes referred to as the Flying Tailor, who is remembered...
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    are specially qualified in parachuting, including High-altitude military parachuting and are assigned to the parachuting section are awarded the GSG9's...
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    High-altitude military parachuting, or military free fall (MFF), is a method of delivering military personnel, military equipment, and other military...
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  • Parachuting or bombing is a method of swallowing drugs by rolling or folding powdered or crushed drugs in a piece of edible paper to ingest while avoiding...
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    control and slow their descent. Air brake (aircraft) Drogue Sea anchor "Parachuting at the site Divo: The Russian Book of records and achievements" (in Russian)...
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  • air" and shooting parachuting enemy aircrew was contrary to their code of honour. The question of shooting an enemy pilot parachuting over his own territory...
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  • all the Aborigines' pencils'. Parachuting Rat is one of a number of works he executed in the city in 2003. Parachuting Rat adorned the wall above a doorway...
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  • The parachuting frog (Nyctimystes pterodactyla), or pale-eyed parachuting tree frog, is a species of frog found in New Guinea. It is in the Nyctimystes...
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    Beaver drop (category Parachuting)
    airplane and parachuting them down to the ground. The program was started to address complaints about property damage from residents. Parachuting beavers proved...
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    India has a history of sports dating back to the Vedic period, with Western sports having been imported during British rule. Cricket is the most popular...
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  • A pension parachute is a form of poison pill that prevents the raiding firm of a hostile takeover from utilizing the pension assets to finance the acquisition...
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  • Parachute club may refer to: a club of parachuting and skydiving enthusiasts The Parachute Club, a Canadian band This disambiguation page lists articles...
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  • Parachutes is the debut studio album by British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 10 July 2000 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. The album was...
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    smock when parachuting. British Paras did not use a reserve parachute, as the War Office considered the £60 cost a waste of money. The Parachute Regiment...
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  • Parachute Press is a division of Parachute Publishing, a packager of book series for children and teenagers. The four women listed as the company's principals...
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    must demonstrate excellence in parachuting. U.S. Army Parachute Team, circa 1962 The Strategic Army Corps Sport Parachute Team (STRAC) was originally conceived...
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    The 1st Parachute Army (German: 1. Fallschirm-Armee) was formed in September, 1944, comprising 30,000 men. Its first commander was Colonel General Kurt...
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    The Town of Parachute is a home rule municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,390 at the 2020 census. The town is...
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    The 1st (Polish) Independent Parachute Brigade was a parachute infantry brigade of the Polish Armed Forces in the West under the command of Major General...
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    The Parachute Regiment is an airborne and special forces regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1945 as part of the British Indian Army but was...
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    The 50th Parachute Brigade is a brigade sized formation of the Indian Army. Its main force is formed of battalions of the Parachute Regiment. It consists...
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  • What Color Is Your Parachute? is a self-help book by Richard Nelson Bolles intended for job-seekers. It has been in print since 1970 and has been revised...
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    Parachute Music Festival was a Christian music festival held annually in New Zealand between 1992 - 2014. Originally starting in Waikanae, the event moved...
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