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  2. Parachute pants - Wikipedia

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    Bugle Boy parachute pants are identifiable by having the word "Countdown" on a small tag above the rear pocket's zipper. Teenage boys were the main wearers of parachute pants. They typically cost $25-$30 a pair (US$80-$112 in 2024, accounting inflation). During the height of their popularity, 1984–1985, boys wearing parachute pants were ...

  3. Bell-bottoms - Wikipedia

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    In 1996, women's bell-bottoms were reintroduced to the mainstream public, under the name "boot-cut" (or "bootleg" [10]) trousers as the flare was slimmer. [11] By 1999, flare jeans had come into vogue among women, [12] which had a wider, more exaggerated flare than boot-cuts. The boot-cut style ended up dominating the fashion world for 10 years.

  4. Parachute landing fall - Wikipedia

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    A parachute landing fall (PLF) is a safety technique that allows a parachutist to land safely and without injury. The technique is performed by paratroopers and recreational parachutists alike. The technique is used to displace the energy of the body contacting the earth at high speeds.

  5. Landing flare - Wikipedia

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    Piper PA-28 Cherokee flaring for landing An easyJet Airbus A320 flares at Bristol Airport, England. The landing flare, also referred to as the round out, [1] is a maneuver or stage during the landing of an aircraft. [2] [3] [4] The flare follows the final approach phase and precedes the touchdown and roll-out phases of landing.

  6. Flare - Wikipedia

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    In 1922, a "landing flare" was an aerial candle attached to a parachute and used for landing an airplane in the dark. The flare burned for less than four minutes and the candlepower was about 40,000 lumens. [31] During World War II, the U.S. Navy tested underwater flares for use in detecting submarines. [32]

  7. Navy parachutist crash lands on mother and daughter during ...

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    A U.S. Navy parachutists crashed into a crowd of spectators at San Francisco's Fleet Week on Sunday, injuring a mother and her daughter. The parachutist, a member of the Navy's Leap Frogs ...

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