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2. Parachute cord - Wikipedia

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   Parachute cord (also paracord or 550 cord when referring to type-III paracord) is a lightweight nylon kernmantle rope originally used in the suspension lines of parachutes. This cord is now used as a general purpose utility cord. This versatile cord was used by astronauts during the 82nd Space Shuttle mission to repair the Hubble Space ...

3. Kernmantle rope - Wikipedia

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   Parachute cord (also paracord or 550 cord when referring to type-III paracord) is a lightweight nylon kernmantle rope originally used in the suspension lines of parachutes. This cord is useful for many other tasks and is now used as a general purpose utility cord by both military personnel and civilians.

4. Aircraft Sales and Parts - Wikipedia

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   ASAP Chinook Plus 2 ASAP Beaver RX-550 ASAP Beaver SS at the Canadian Aviation Expo Summit II powered parachute. Aircraft Sales and Parts (ASAP) is an American kit aircraft and parts manufacturer, founded in Vernon, British Columbia and moved to Sealy, Texas in 2013 and renamed the Aeroplane Manufactory.

5. James Floyd Smith - Wikipedia

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   [18] [19] The Switlik Parachute Company of Trenton, New Jersey issued both gold and silver caterpillar pins. [18] Smith's Type A parachute, May 1919 McCook Field. After Major Hoffman wrote the US Army specifications for the Type A parachute, the Army Air Service placed an order for 300 parachutes from the lowest bidder; Irvin's Irving Air Chute ...

6. Static line - Wikipedia

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   A static line is a cord attached at one end to the aircraft and at the other end to the top of the jumper's "D-Bag" (deployment bag, into which the canopy is packed). The parachutist's fall from the aircraft causes the static line to become taut, this then pulls the D-Bag out of the container on the jumper's back.

7. California family miraculously survive plane crash after ...

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   A California family of three – including a two-year-old girl – survived a plane crash with only minor cuts and scratches on Friday after the aircraft’s parachute system lowered them to safety.