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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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    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...
    66 KB (8,229 words) - 18:33, 27 June 2024
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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...
    49 KB (6,025 words) - 15:11, 14 August 2024
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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...
    104 KB (11,552 words) - 16:55, 24 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Cirrus Airframe Parachute System
    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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    bomb's parachute as in normal functioning. The MC-832 Differential Pressure Switch operated as normal, and passed the battery current to the MC-722 Arm/Safe...
    50 KB (6,425 words) - 15:57, 23 July 2024
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    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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    using night vision goggles, 35 minutes after the opening parachute assault. One of the MC-130s had an engine disabled by a ground obstruction while taxiing...
    99 KB (12,427 words) - 11:02, 18 August 2024
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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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  • announced as Boris Krcmar. McDonald once revealed a horrifying parachute accident when he worked as a paratrooper in the British Army. McDonald told the Darts...
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  • A parachute candidate, or carpetbagger in the United States, is a pejorative term for an election candidate who does not live in the area they are running...
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    D. B. Cooper (category Parachuting in the United States)
    who appeared to be familiar with parachutes, McNally had to be shown how to put on his parachute. Additionally, McNally's pilot increased the airspeed...
    240 KB (25,738 words) - 10:32, 18 August 2024
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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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  • A parachute rigger is a person who is trained or licensed to pack, maintain or repair parachutes. A rigger is required to understand fabrics, hardware...
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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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    altitudes between 3,500 feet and 35,000 feet. The parachute, which replaces the current MC-4 parachute, supports a total jumper weight of 450 pounds. It...
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  • (/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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    Parachute is an American pop rock band from Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Formed in 2006, they released their major-label debut album, Losing...
    19 KB (1,541 words) - 05:29, 1 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment
    The 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment (4 PARA), is an Army Reserve unit of the British Army. Now recruiting across the United Kingdom originally the Battalion...
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  • Thumbnail for 506th Infantry Regiment (United States)
    The 506th Infantry Regiment, originally designated the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (506th PIR) during World War II, is an airborne light infantry...
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