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  2. Parachute - Wikipedia

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    1970s 'high performance' pull-down apex canopy, as seen in the 'round' (or really, elliptical) parachute's centre. 1970s 'round' elliptical showing 4 controllable turn slots, plus another, small side vent and one of 5 rear vents. A variation on the round parachute is the pull-down apex parachute, invented by a Frenchman named Pierre-Marcel ...

  3. Paratrooper - Wikipedia

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    Today, paratroopers still use round parachutes, or round parachutes modified so as to be more fully controlled with toggles. The parachutes are usually deployed by a static line . Mobility of the parachutes is often deliberately limited to prevent scattering of the troops when a large number parachute together.

  4. List of British weapon L numbers - Wikipedia

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    British smoke grenade with various markings, including "Grenade Hand Smoke Screening Training L83A1" designation. The L number ("L" standing for Land Service) [1] or weapon identity number [2] system is a numerical designation system used for the type classification of British Army weapons and related stores.

  5. Parachuting - Wikipedia

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    On 13 April 2013 she carried out the oldest solo parachute jump by a woman from Langar Airfield, Nottingham, UK when she was 80 years and 315 days. [48] The oldest female tandem skydiver is Irene O'Shea. She made a tandem parachute jump on 9 December 2018 from an altitude of 4,000 m (13,000 ft) over Adelaide, Australia, at the age of 102 years.

  6. M203 grenade launcher - Wikipedia

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    The parachute attached to the round deploys upon ejection to lower the candle at 7 ft/s (2.1 m/s). The candle burns for about 40 seconds. A raised letter on the top of the round denotes the color of the parachute. [10] (M585) white star cluster round. This round is white impact or bar aluminum alloy, with black markings.

  7. Playground parachute - Wikipedia

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    A playground parachute is a round, multicolored, nylon sheet commonly 20 to 30 feet in diameter. It may or may not have handles on the periphery. It may or may not have handles on the periphery. It is used by arranging children on the outside, who then vigorously wave the parachute up and down.

  8. T-10 parachute - Wikipedia

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    US Army paratroopers utilizing the T-10D Parachute during an airborne operation from a C-130. The 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 parachute was introduced in the early 1950s. In 1976, the B model introduced the anti-inversion ...

  9. Rogallo wing - Wikipedia

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    NASA briefly considered the Rogallo wing to replace the traditional round parachute for the Project Mercury capsule during temporary development problems. Later, the Rogallo wing was the initial choice for the Project Gemini capsule, but development problems ultimately forced its replacement with the parachute. [3] [4]