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2. High-altitude military parachuting - Wikipedia

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   United States Air Force Pararescuemen jump at half the height of a typical HALO/HAHO insertion 2eme REP Legionnaires HALO jump from a C-160.. High-altitude military parachuting, or military free fall (MFF), is a method of delivering military personnel, military equipment, and other military supplies from a transport aircraft at a high altitude via free-fall parachute insertion.

3. Military Free Fall Parachute System - Wikipedia

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   The RA-1 Military Free-Fall Advanced Ram-Air Parachute System (MFF ARAPS) provides a multi-mission, high-altitude parachute delivery system that allows personnel to exit at 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.

4. Military Freefall Parachutist Badge - Wikipedia

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   The parachute is a seven-celled MT1-X, the first ram-air parachute to be adopted by the U.S. Military as the standard freefall canopy. The wings represent flight and airborne capabilities. Free-fall training

5. Aircrew survival equipmentman - Wikipedia

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   Military free-fall parachute jumper; High altitude/low opening (HALO) parachute jumper (used for premeditated personnel parachute operations) The U.S Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist badge was originally known as the U.S. Navy Certified Parachute Rigger badge and designed by American Insignia Company in 1942

6. Project Excelsior - Wikipedia

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   Project Excelsior was a series of parachute jumps made by Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force in 1959 and 1960 from helium balloons in the stratosphere.The purpose was to test the Beaupre multi-stage parachute system intended to be used by pilots ejecting from high altitude.

7. Veterans set record for high-altitude jump at Mt. Everest - AOL

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   Harward told ABC News that it took several test jumps at 14,000 feet, 16,000 feet and 18,000 feet to acclimate to the altitude and to be sure that the helicopter could drop them off in the correct ...