The Non-Maneuverable Canopy (T-11) Personnel Parachute System is the newest personnel parachute system to be adopted by the United States armed forces...
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T-10 Parachute is a series of static line-deployed parachutes used by the militaries for combat mass-assault airborne operations and training. The T-10...
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A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag or, in a ram-air parachute, aerodynamic lift. A major...
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The MC-6 Parachute is a Maneuverable Canopy (MC) static line-deployed personnel parachute of the United States Armed Forces. Developed by United States...
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United States Army Airborne School (category Military parachuting schools)
familiarization with the T-10D and T-11 parachute. The T-10D is a round-shaped parachute and the T-11 is a square-shaped parachute, both using static line...
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CT-1 parachute is a personnel parachute deployed by the Canadian Army during the latter half of the 20th century. The CT-1 was a tweak of the T-10 parachute...
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gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes. For human skydiving, it may involve a phase of more or less free-falling...
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A drogue parachute, also called drag chute, is a parachute designed for deployment from a rapidly moving object. It can be used for various purposes,...
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The Parachute Jump is a defunct amusement ride and a landmark in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, along the Riegelmann Boardwalk at Coney Island...
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The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) is a whole-plane ballistic parachute recovery system designed specifically for Cirrus Aircraft's line of general...
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The Parachute Regiment, colloquially known as the Paras, is the airborne and elite infantry regiment of the British Army. The first battalion is part...
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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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2005. Retrieved 5 August 2020. "Airborne Systems Wins Award to Supply T-11 Parachutes to the Canadian Armed Forces". Airborne Systems Canada. 2 April 2013...
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A golden parachute is an agreement between a company and an employee (usually an upper executive) specifying that the employee will receive certain significant...
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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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The Parachute Rigger Badge is a military qualification badge of the United States Army and the United States Air Force which was first created in 1948...
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dropped from heights with the benefit of parachutes. Early on, animals were used as test subjects for parachutes and as entertainment. Following the development...
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United States Army Jumpmaster School (category Parachuting in the United States)
student should already know all of the nomenclature for both the T-10 and T-11 parachute systems. Generally speaking, it takes a potential jumpmaster at...
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Parachute is an American pop rock band from Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Formed in 2006, they released their major-label debut album, Losing...
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Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), Informally referred to As Para-Commandos, is a group of special forces battalions of the Parachute Regiment in the...
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The 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment (1 PARA), is a special forces battalion of the British Army's Parachute Regiment. Along with various other regiments...
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Paramarines (redirect from 1st Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment)
dropped from planes by parachute. Marine parachute training which began in New Jersey in October 1940 ended with the parachute units being disbanded at...
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BASE jumping (redirect from Parachuting/BASE Jumping)
(/beɪs/) is the recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend to the ground. BASE is an acronym that stands for four categories...
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The 11th Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army in World War II. The battalion was...
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The 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (French: 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine) or 1er RPIMa is a unit of the French Army Special...
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difficult, and strong upper-level winds which "would have ripped their parachutes to shreds" according to Brandli, posed a serious threat to the safety...
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qualified U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force personnel as high-altitude military parachute specialists. To earn the Military Freefall Parachutist Badge, the military...
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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 plunge. Futile attempts to use fabric such as clothing as makeshift parachutes were sometimes made. Some eyewitnesses believe they saw people jumping...
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